Archive for August, 2009

Dave Award for Funniest Joke of the 2009 Edinburgh Festival Fringe revealed

Monday, August 24th, 2009
Source: dave.uktv.co.uk
Visit a television channel full of complete and utter wits. Dave is bursting at the seams with shows like QI, Have I Got News For You, The Catherine Tate Show, Top Gear, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Little Britain. …
    Top rated jokes from this years Edinburgh Festival    

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Monday, August 24th, 2009
Source: defaced.zone-h.net
    tayside police webserver hacked!    

Jiminy Glick Interviews 'Ronald McDonald' from officialpeta – Video

Monday, August 24th, 2009
Source: www.funnyordie.com
Check out this footage of “Ronald McDonald” (aka Andy Dick) talking about killing chickens and the cruelty behind Unhappy Meals during an interview with the legendary Jiminy Glick (aka Martin Short). …
    A day in the life of Ronald McDonald….    

In pictures: Panoramic Wales

Monday, August 24th, 2009
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Mark Robert Davey's first book Panorama Wales features 40 panoramic black and white photographs shot on film over a period of four years.

8-bit trip

Monday, August 24th, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them.

News Blog – Times Online – WBLG: Greatest ever letter of complaint

Monday, August 24th, 2009
Source: timesnews.typepad.com
This is a genuine letter of complaint sent to Sir Richard Branson. We know that because we checked with Virgin. Polly in the press office confirmed that Branson phoned the man back because “he always likes to hear feedback”. But…

Internet junkie detox center claims US first • The Register

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
A dedicated internet and gaming addiction recovery program has opened shop in Fall City, Washington, which claims to be the first of its kind in the US.
    One for Jo? :-)     

US women protest for the right to bare • The Register

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
American women are preparing for protests this weekend against laws which allow men to remove their shirts in public, but treat women who do the same as guilty of misdemeanour.
    United Tits of America    

Triple Trouble – X Factor (Episode 1)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
Triple Trouble disappoint on X Factor 22nd August On tonights X Factor show we meet teenagers Triple Trouble (17 years old), My names Genna, my names George and my names Maria and together were Triple …
    I wonder how these idiots on x-factor actually think they can sing… Did you just see “triple trouble” HAHA – “we're here to prove that what the press say about youth isn't correct” – he speaks with broken english, then …storms off, then throws the microphone on the ground, and then threatens Cowell that he had better sleep with one eye open, because he will get him.

The irony!    

The Mary Whitehouse Experience – History Today

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
By FAR the best part of the show… Taken from The Mary Whitehouse Experience. The only 3 sketches from the entire Series 2 (featured only in Episodes 4-6).

How to Speak With a British Accent : British Accent: Long E Practice

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
In order to speak with a British accent, practice placing the long E. Learn how to speak with a British dialect in this free entertainment video. Expert: Tracy Goodwin Bio: Tracy has a masters in corporate communication and ten years experience in professional speaking. Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
    Apparently this is FOR REAL. I think she went to the Dick Van Dyk school of British accents.

'scuse me 'guvna!    

History Today Part 1

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
Newman & Baddiel's first History Today sketch.

History Today Part 2

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
Newman & Baddiel's second History Today sketch. Not the one where they bust out laughing and can't stop.

History Today part 3

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
Newman & Baddiel mock each other.
    That's you, that is!    

Getting to know me…

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

If you've been tagged or you're reading this, you have the honor of copying all these goofy questions, writing your own response and tagging 25 other victims. You have to tag me, so really you just need 24 more people. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you – which could really be in a creepy stalker sort of way…I'll let you decide!

To do this, go to “notes” under tabs on your profile page. If you don't see “notes”, hit the + sign and then choose “notes”. Paste these instructions in the body of a new note, type your title as “Getting to know each other!”, tag 25 people including me (tagging is done in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 7.15am – woken up by neighbours 'talking' loudly in the street.

2. How do you like your steak? safely living in the fields… animal murderers!

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Can't remember the name of it. but it was boring… the history boys or something

4. What is your favorite TV show? Dunno really, but I can say that the only one I'm following at the moment are “Veronica Mars”

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Ibiza of course!

6. What did you have for breakfast? 3 eggs, 6 toasts, baked beans. cup of tea.

7. What is your favorite cuisine? veggie burgers!

8. What foods do you dislike? curries

9. Favorite Place to Eat? at home – I hate restaurants and all the pomp of it

10. Favorite dressing? none

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? Vauxhall Vectra

12. You favorite thing to wear? Shorts 'n' t-shirt

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance? Ibiza… Australia.. anywhere really

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? 1/2 full

15. Where would you want to retire? Ibiza

16. Favorite time of day? evening when relaxing

17. Where were you born? Swansea , UK

18. What is your favorite sport to watch? none! “sport is not a spectator sport”

19. Who do you think will not tag you back? Simon Watkins

20. Person you expect to tag you back first? probably Hayley

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? All my friends

22. Bird watcher? nope

23. Are you a morning person or a night person? night

24. Do you have any pets? nope

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? not really

26. What did you want to be when you were little? An electronics engineer working for BT!

27. What is your best childhood memory? I have so many but playing with my friends

28. Are you a cat or dog person? cat

30. Always wear your seat belt? yes

31. Been in a car accident? No

32. Any pet peeves? middle lane only drivers

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? extra cheese and sweetcorn

34. Favorite Flower? none

35. Favorite ice cream? Joes or vanilla

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? don't have one

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? Once

38. From whom did you get your last email? Althea

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? dunno

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? nope

41. Like your job? arrrrrrrgh!

42. Broccoli? yes

43. What was your favorite vacation? Ibiza

44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Been so long, I have no idea

45. What are you listening to right now? Marmion – Schoneberg (Tony de Vit mix)

46. What is your favorite color? blue

47. How many tattoos do you have? none

48. How many are you tagging for this quiz? Dunno

49. What time did you finish this quiz? 17:43

50. Coffee Drinker? Yes

The Most Outrageous U.S. Lies About Global Healthcare | Foreign Policy

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Source: www.foreignpolicy.com
The lie: Stephen Hawking (who has Lou Gehrig's disease) and U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (who has brain cancer) would not receive treatment in Britain, which has a government-run health-care system.

Curious Cat Handbag – On Sale Now!

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Source: shop.TheAnimalRescue…
Special Value! Was $29.95, now $20.00! This purchase will also fund 28 bowls of food for Rescued Animals in Shelters!

Zombie plague analysed by Canadian maths prof • The Register

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
A Canadian infectious-diseases boffin has published an authoritative mathematical model of zombie plagues. He concludes that the only scenario in which our civilisation could survive a zombie outbreak …
    Another useless “study” – a pet peeve of Jims!    

Mitchell and Webb – Hospital Inuendo

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Source: www.youtube.com
I love this one.

Jamie Landeg Jones's best name anagram is JOINED JEANS GLEAM

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Source: www.deanjackson.dj
Oh yes! Jamie Landeg Jones's best name anagram is JOINED JEANS GLEAM . But what is YOURS? You can find out in 5 seconds flat.. and no installation needed!