Archive for December, 2006

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What the?

Date December 4th, 2006 Comment 7 Comments

Could this be the most random album cover ever?

I challenge ye to find a more randomer one!

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Revenge

Date December 7th, 2006 Comment 5 Comments

I’m a fairly easy going person but whilst here in Ecuador some people have really started pissin me off so now I’m gonna get back at them. If your already aware of my saga with the language school and how the feckers have been threatening us with the police and lawyers and shit you’ll know […]

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The French!!!

Date December 11th, 2006 Comment 2 Comments

Only “Surrender Monkeys*” like the French would make a cartoon about a robots love for tomatos.
http://www.sukiland.com
* For our more PC readers

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SIMIAN - Ross Mawdsley

Date December 12th, 2006 Comment 5 Comments

I remember this guy from back in the old days of imd. He was hudge at the time. He produced a series of flash/shockwave animations called SIMIAN. They were winning awards left right and centre, high quality stuff that to my knowledge has never been better’d. I was a big fan, even ordered stickers and […]

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Hi, Im a Wii

Date December 12th, 2006 Comment 6 Comments

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Dont bring a laptop to bed

Date December 12th, 2006 Comment 6 Comments

A bit of advice for newly coupled guys, from the Dept. of Things Your Dad Didn’t Tell You About Because He Had No Idea: Don’t bring your laptop to bed.
That’s the fairly “Duh!” conclusion of a Canadian columnist who finds spreadshseeting and YouTubing in bed a growing source of complaint from women. Among what should […]

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Jordan need not apply

Date December 14th, 2006 Comment No Comments

For years, we bearded men have huddled together in caves, dreaming of this day…
Calling true gentlemen!
We warmly invite you to attend the Bearduary Belfast briefing session 
this evening - Thursday, 14 December, 2006 - at 17.15 in the Main 
Lecture theatre at the Art College.
For the uninitiated Bearduary is a beard growing event that Nicklas 
Persson and Christopher […]

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Top gear is back with the hamster on January 28

Date December 14th, 2006 Comment 7 Comments

The Hamster’s back! We’re pleased to report that after a miraculously brief recovery period following his mishap with a 300-mph jet-powered dragster, Richard Hammond is back in action, and so is Top Gear.
Richard was on hand today for the filming of the program’s annual awards ceremony. While we never did get the point of awarding […]

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Cartoon legend Barbera dies

Date December 19th, 2006 Comment No Comments

 
Joseph Barbera, one half of the team that created The Flintstones, Top Cat, Hong Kong Fooey, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Wacky Races and loads more, has died aged 95. Hanna Barbera were responsible for my all-time favourite cartoon, Tom and Jerry, so here’s to ya, Joseph. I wonder if he’s climbing up that big escalator […]

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Who stole Jesus’ foreskin? - A Christmas Story

Date December 21st, 2006 Comment No Comments

In 1983, as the residents of Calcata, a small town 30 miles north of Rome, prepared for their annual procession honoring a holy relic, a shocking announcement from the parish priest put a damper on festivities. “This year, the holy relic will not be exposed to the devotion of the faithful. It has vanished. Sacrilegious […]

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The New Transformers Trailer

Date December 21st, 2006 Comment 6 Comments

AWESOME!!!!
I am so super duper excited about this, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE!
Watch the trailer

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Cap’n Jack’s Da

Date December 21st, 2006 Comment No Comments

A new pic has leaked from the set of the third Pirates of the Caribbean move, At World’s End, showing off the oft-rumoured cameo of Keith Richards as the father of Jack Sparrow. Sorry, CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow. The drugs clearly have affected him somewhat - he’s lost his hair, shrunk a couple of foot and […]

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Harry Potter and the…

Date December 22nd, 2006 Comment No Comments

…Deathly Hallows. Wooooooooooo!
 Check It

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50 Works to See Before You Die

Date December 22nd, 2006 Comment No Comments

“After a fascinating debate, or two, that revealed how deeply you feel about art, we now have a definitive list of the 50 works that demand to seen at least once in a lifetime. These are the masterpieces worth a pilgrimage or, if you are lucky enough to live near one of them, an infinity […]

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The new-year craze - champagne sabering

Date December 30th, 2006 Comment 1 Comment

This is awesome, wired wrote a great story on it, and its worth reading: click here
If your lazy like me, here is the break down:
1. Choose your weapon and gather your gear. If you’ve purchased a pricey ornamental champagne saber, whip it out. Otherwise, a solid butcher’s knife will do just fine. And have some […]