A Message You Don’t Want to See From Your Mum…
by Muhammad on May 30, 2007
in Uncategorized
Technorati Tags: Mum, Message, Masturbation
On Politics…
If there is more than one person in a situation… there will be politics… the
only place there isn’t any politics with more than one person is between mother
and child.
People like playing games, and if you don’t push yourself
and be a little selfish in certain situations, you’ll be bulldozed by all the assholes who do… so
get there first. Work your ass off. Make an impression. Be the best you can be otherwise someone who can fake it better than you can actually do it will get there first.
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Al-Jazeera Starts on Friday in South Africa!
by Muhammad on May 30, 2007
in Uncategorized
MultiChoice has announced the purchase of Al Jazeera English, the international news and current affairs channel that is part of the Al Jazeera Network.
The channel will go live on MultiChoice’s DStv platform on Channel 62, on Friday 31 May 2007.
The 24-hour news and current affairs channel, headquartered in Doha, Quatar broadcasts to over 80-million households worldwide and is the first global news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East.
Al Jazeera made its name after the 9/11 attacks and during the US invasion of Afghanistan, airing highly controversial Osama bin Laden tapes and footage of dead American soldiers and hostages.
It has been branded “vicious, inaccurate and inexcusable” by ex-US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, although the channel says it’s simply reporting from a different perspective to the one which we are all used to.
With broadcasting centres in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC and supporting bureaus worldwide, the channel broadcasts news, current affairs, features, documentaries, live debates, entertainment, business and sport.
Since we haven’t yet seen a full broadcast we can’t vouch for it yet, but it can hardly be worse than the offerings dished up by CNN, the BBC and Sky News, the three big news networks on DStv.
MultiChoice’s General Manager Content, Aletta Alberts, seems thrilled enough by the acquisition.
“We are pleased at the addition of Al Jazeera to our platform as it will further enhance our offering,” she said in a statement.
“My team and I are constantly challenged to ensure that our content continues to engage our very diverse customers. We believe that the Al Jazeera channel will help achieve this, as it provides news and information across cultures, providing a new perspective and also exposure to stories previously untold.”
Nigel Parsons, Managing Director at Al Jazeera said: “We are delighted that MultiChoice will be carrying Al Jazeera and that they recognise the growing hunger for accurate, impartial and objective news.
“This agreement allows MultiChoice to offer people more choice in their news consumption,” he said.
The major US networks have refused to purchase the Al Jazeera channel, labelling it “Al-Qaeda Propaganda”, but millions of Americans still have access to it via the Internet.
The channel has wisely opted to poach numerous news anchors from big US and UK networks including CNN, ABC, Sky and the BBC, as well as respected television personalities like Sir David Frost, who hosts his own show on the channel.
Al Jazeera launches on DStv Channel 62 on Friday 31 May 2007, at 10h00 CAT (Central African Time).
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Now this is some exciting stuff :) I watched Al Jazeera English in Doha and in Dubai and I smaak it. I feel they are a little bit like BBC in terms of delivery but the content is freakin awesome! I loved the professionalism too, the whole package was very refreshing!
Technorati Tags: Al-Jazeera, South Africa, MultiChoice
Overheard at a Boutique Hotel in Umhlanga…
Endless Horizons Boutique Hotel in Umhlanga, South Africa
“The ad has morcheeba music video overtones…”
referring to Escada Perfume’s advertising for the variant… “Into the Blue”
and that’s by arb happening of the day :)
Technorati Tags: Escada, Into the blue, Advertising, Morcheeba
It’s Dry, But You’ll Still Laugh your Ass Off…
by Muhammad on May 25, 2007
in Uncategorized
Two Aerials meet on a roof – fall in love – get married
The ceremony was horrid but the reception was brilliant.
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Man goes to the doc, with a strawberry growing out of his head.
Doc says “I’ll give you some cream to put on it.”
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“Doc, I can’t stop singing the green green grass of home.”
“That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome.”
“Is it common?”
“It’s not unusual.”
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A man takes his cross-eyed Rottweiler to the vet.
The vet picks the dog up, examines his eyes and teeth.
“I’ll have to put him down” he says.
“What? Because he’s cross-eyed!”
“No, because he’s heavy”
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So I got home, the phone was ringing, I picked it up, and said
“Hallo, who’s speaking?â€
And a voice said “You are.”
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So I rang up my local swimming baths.
I said “Is that the local swimming baths?â€
He said “It depends where you’re calling from.”
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So I called a local refuse firm and said “I want a skip outside my house.â€
He said “I’m not stopping you.â€
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1 in 5 people are Chinese, and there are 5 in my family, so it must be one of us. It’s me, Andrew,
or my mum, Mary, or my dad, John, or my sister, Elizabeth,
or my brother Ho-Cha-Chu.
I think it’s Elizabeth.
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Getting into my car, and this bloke says “Can you give me a lift?”
“Sureâ€, I said “… you look great, the world’s your oyster, go for it.’
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Police arrest two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid,
the other was eating fireworks.
So they charged the first and let the second one off.
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Someone complimented my driving today – left a little pink note on my windscreen.
It said “Parking Fineâ€.
That was nice.
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A man walked into the doctor’s, and said “I hurt my arm in several places”.
The doctor said “Well don’t go to those places.”
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I went to buy some camouflage trousers, but I couldn’t find any.
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Two blondes walk into a building … you’d think at least one would have seen it.
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Phone answering machine message –
“… , if you want to buy marijuana, press the hash key …”
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I went to the butchers and asked if could reach the meat on the top shelf.
He said, “No, the steaks are too high.”
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My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli.
A strong currant pulled him in.
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I went to a seafood disco last week … and pulled a mussel .
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Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly.
They lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving that you can’t have your kayak and heat it.
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Our ice cream man was found lying on the floor of his van covered with hundreds and thousands.
Police say that he topped himself.
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Marketing Marriage
The Price is high, hence the Packaging and the Product needs to be worth it.
Promotion is up to you. Positioning also plays a very important role.
P.S. This is for all you singles that are looking… *nudge* *nudge*
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The Marriage Conundrum.
Right. I’m gonna go out on a limb here.
I sincerely belive that most marriage problems either occur or can’t be solved because of two things.
1. Lack of Knowledge
2. Lack of Communication (or communication of poor quality)
and, btw… lack of knowledge isn’t a cop-out element, because as with most things.. if you don’t know what the problem is, how can you solve it… right?
Secondly, Lack of communication is a big “Duh…” when it comes to marriage problems, but so many people just don’t do it.
Word.
That’s my two cents on an aspect of life.
Peace,
M.
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PSP Finally Gets its Phone!
by Muhammad on May 23, 2007
in Uncategorized
Over two years ago, PSFK suggested that the PSP could really become the
product of 2005 with a telephone application for WiFi calls. It didn’t
really happen and the PSP seemed to remain just a portable games
player.
But maybe that is all about to change: The BBC now reports on a move
by British Telecom to create a PSP phone system that would be rolled
out into 100 countries:
Using a soon-to be-released camera and microphone, gamers
will be able to call other PSP owners and some BT phones. The software
has been developed by BT and will eventually allow PSP users to call
PCs, fixed lines and mobiles.
Initially the service will only be available in the UK and
will only work on home or BT wireless hotspots. Currently, there are
around 2,000 of these situated in airports, railway stations, hotels
and fast food restaurants.
More than 24 million PSPs have been sold around the world,
with more than eight million of those sold in the UK. According to BT,
the software will eventually be distributed to telecoms companies in
100 other countries.
Technorati Tags: PSP, Sony, Phone
Advertising vs. Fine Art Photoshop Competition
by Muhammad on May 23, 2007
in Uncategorized
These are Hilarious!
Technorati Tags: Advertising, Fine Art, Photoshop
The Economics of Piracy
Reader Anonymous Coward the younger sends in a link to an article up at
Mises.org on the market functions of piracy. The argument is that
turning a blind eye to piracy can be a cheap way for a company to give
away samples — one of the most time-proven tactics in marketing. The
article also suggests that pirates creating knock-offs might just be
offering companies market feedback that they ought to attend to.
(Microsoft, are you listening?)
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
