Archive for November, 2006

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Proprietary CMS’ v Wordpress

Date November 17th, 2006 Comment 9 Comments

So here we are, our 250th post - and a big thanks to the guys especially Dave and Conor for their work over the last few months. I guess its only fair to say a huge thanks to the Wordpress team because in my opinion they have built a fantastic piece of software that has […]

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Terrorists have such funny names

Date November 17th, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

TERROR ALERT!!!
Alerting the public to new terror threats.
We have recently recieved creditable information the Jordanian Terrorist ‘M’Blaz Es-Hari’ is invloved in a plot with ‘I-zHeet M’Drurz’. Intelligence belives that the plot somehow involves goats of the brown and white coloured variety.

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Availaballs

Date November 17th, 2006 Comment No Comments

I’ve seen some pointless, useless crap in my time, but this has to take the biscuit. Availabot plugs into your USB port, and when an Instant Messager contact it’s set up to react to becomes available online, it stands to attention…and that’s it. Okay, the puppet is pretty funny looking, the logic behind it is pretty smart, […]

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all about beards

Date November 20th, 2006 Comment 4 Comments

Beards deserve more respect and appreciation than they often get. The mission of this site is to promote beards in a positive manner. At beards.org, beards are serious business. But we attempt to have fun with the topic at the same time. The site is meant to challenge preconceived notions about beards and get you […]

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Private Dancer, Dance’s for money

Date November 21st, 2006 Comment No Comments

Dance Tina…. Dance

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Kramer’s Racist Diatribe

Date November 21st, 2006 Comment 2 Comments

This one is doing the rounds at the minute. You may as well see it:

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Holly Valance fight scene

Date November 21st, 2006 Comment 6 Comments

You guys probobly dont want to see this, but here is Holly Valances fight scene from the upcoming DOA movie.

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Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix

Date November 22nd, 2006 Comment 7 Comments

The trailer is out, almost as nice as Holly Valance jumping about in a bikini.
Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix

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David Blaine in pointless stunt shocker

Date November 22nd, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

David ‘can you feel the magic’ Blaine has begun dangling from a crane in a gyroscope in Times Square, New York. He’ll stay there until Friday, unless someone hides the keys up the arse of an donkey at an undisclosed location, just to see how the creepy ballbag gets out of that one. 

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7 Months for 8 Pages

Date November 22nd, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

Nice post on brainfuel about clients that take 7 months to complete their 8 page website.
Anyone got an idea why this so often happens?
Yesterday we wrapped up the final change requests for a web site project. The project was supposed to take 6 weeks, but it took 7 months.
It is an 8 page web site.
What […]

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Flowers By Irene

Date November 22nd, 2006 Comment No Comments

Think the Feds might be jacked into your home line? Well, there’s no need to skulk down to the corner pay phone to conduct your business. All you need is a C note. University of Pennsylvania computer science professor Matt Blaze ­dissected the wiretap equipment commonly used by law enforcement and found a few, um, […]

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PS1 + PS2 = PS3 on eBay

Date November 22nd, 2006 Comment No Comments

I’ve decided to part with my gaming machines specifically for this auction. I have combined my PS1 and PS2 to create the ultimate gaming machine. Yes, that’s right, the PS3.

The two machines are currently fastened together with standard high-performance duct tape. Machines can be fastened together with your choice of electrical tape, scotch tape or […]

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Martin Short’s Da is from Belfast like!

Date November 23rd, 2006 Comment 4 Comments

WARTHOG BREAKING NEWS
In breaking news from Warthog writer Colin McEntententee - Martin Shorts Da’ is from Belfast.
Martins da’ was outed in comments sections on this site, with responses such as ‘GETDAFUCKOUTTAHERE! Martin Short’s da was from Belfast?’ from resident editor Conor Brycikles Read the revelation comments here
Martin Short was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada […]

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“Go F*@k Your Mother”

Date November 24th, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

In an effort to boost ratings Sesame Street is branching out to the over 18’s market

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I’m vewy vewy sowwy…

Date November 27th, 2006 Comment No Comments

Kramer’s pathetic apology for his rant we posted previously. You can see the full interview here. Seriously, what is this guy on? “The forcefield of this hostility…between this country and another nation”. Talk about avoiding the subject, you ignorant redneck ballbag.

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A New Hope?

Date November 27th, 2006 Comment 5 Comments

I’m sure we all remember the orginal version of this kids “light sabre” skills showcase. But there’s a whole raft of edited versions putting him in the movies o adding in effects to his vid. This is my favourite one due to the choregraphed music…

there is another…

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The Late Late Legend

Date November 27th, 2006 Comment 3 Comments

Being an honourary Mexican since I began work in Limerick, I’ve grown accustomed to such joys as The Late Late Show; kind of like Kelly, only with a simpering old arse-licking ballbag of the highest degree, as opposed to…well, a simpering fat arse-licking ballbag of the highest degree. But even if you’re not familar with […]

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Blogging for Bucks

Date November 30th, 2006 Comment 3 Comments

Heads up to Mick Fealty at Slugger O’Toole, earlier today Mick posted about an Article at the Economist which raised the question can blogs really make money. The article looks into how more sophisticated marketing systems have developed recently that offer decent returns for the blogger. From Micks point of view over at Slugger, the […]

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Worn Out

Date November 30th, 2006 Comment 11 Comments

I’ve always been a fan of adding a worn, distressed, natural look to designs and layouts. It adds an authentic, real-world feel that can be very effective when used right. Jessica Helfand, in her article ‘The Propensity for Density’, recently coined the term Thornament, which I think sums it up nicely:
“Today’s decorative leanings…appear to lean less […]