2oceans Vibe

Recently, news came to light that fossil energy giant, Shell Petroleum, was moving towards engaging in launching an environmentally devastating drilling expedition in the Karoo. The drilling procedure, which is ostensibly a search for natural gas, is known as Fracking.

Friends, Jack Daniels and 2oceansvibe are teaming up to take Friday afternoon work hours down!

Tomorrow afternoon you could be working – or you could be chilling with four of your friends on Table Mountain with great food, great drink, and great music – in absolute comfort.

Best of all, we will take care of your boss for you. That’s right – we’ll call your boss and negotiate your release. And we will make it happen.

HOW TO WIN:

• To win, tell us your most creative excuse for getting off work.
• Simply tweet your excuse to @2oceansvibe or @2ovfm. Make sure you add the #JackFriday hashtag!
• If you don’t hear from us by late this afternoon, you haven’t won.

Ready?

GO!

How many of you caught the story, posted earlier in the day, about a Cape Town advocate who swore at a Cape Town High Court judge, and stormed out of the court room?

Look, in no way do we condone his behaviour. Insulting references to another man’s female relatives, most especially The Mother, should never be tolerated.

But look, the guy was clearly backed in to a corner.He’s clearly in the court room against his will. And what would his reasons for not wanting to be in that court room be? If you study the transcript, the answer is obvious.

First off, it is apparent that the advocate has already missed that morning’s proceedings due to some poor luck – his car broke down, and his SilverStreak clerk failed to notify the court of his predicament.

So he’s standing in a court room (his work place), getting a grilling, on a Friday afternoon.

Notice how he gives the judge a way out of this inhumane wreck taking place? He called to suggest that proceedings be postponed until Monday. The judge didn’t get it. He didn’t take the way out.

He called him back to work. After a joke of a morning. On a Friday afternoon.

Boom. All of a sudden you’ve got a man flipping out. See how this all could have been avoided?

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: 2OCEANSVIBE AND JACK DANIELS ARE SAVING YOU FROM A SITUATION LIKE THIS, THIS FRIDAY.

I had to capslock all of that. Just so we’re all clear. Right, listen up, my loves.

2oceansvibe has, for the longest time, protested the violation of the sanctity of the Friday afternoon by employers who insist on forcing their charges to feign productivity. They keep the pressure on them, riding them hard, all the way to 17h00 on a Friday evening, when in fact, it is a universal truth that no one works productively past noon on a Friday. Catch up on all the history, here, here, here, here, here, and, of course, here.

Long story short, Jack Daniels have partnered with us to stage a societal intervention. Jack Daniels and 2oceansvibe are bringing you Jack Fridays, baby.

What is Jack Friday? In Tennessee, Jack Friday is the first Friday of every month, where Jack Daniels employees get to reap the fruits of their toil. Generally, everyone takes a load off, and a few bottles of Jack home with them.

But we’re not in Tennessee, so the Jack love is being brought to Cape Town. Here in Cape Town, a Jack Friday is a life changing experience. It’s a chance for you and four of your friends to escape from work on a Friday afternoon, and spend the time like it ought to be – in complete comfort, leisure and relaxation, all courtesy of Jack Daniels and 2oceansvibe. And the first Jack Friday is this Friday.

What would you prefer to be doing on Friday afternoon? Pretending to work every time your manager walks past, or chilling on top of a mild and friendly Table Mountain with four of your friends, with all the music, sumptuous food, drink and company you could ask for? We’ve got weather reports for sunshine, 23 degrees, and no wind. Ah yeah…

If you’d prefer the first option, we apologise unreservedly for wasting your time. You’re at the wrong place.

Hang out with him instead, mkay?

If, however, you like the second option, keep reading for details of how to win your place on top of that lovely landmark!

A better way to spend Friday

HOW TO WIN:

• Remember our advocate? He went to extraordinary lengths to get off work. To win, tell us your most creative excuse for getting off work.
• Simply tweet your excuse to @2oceansvibe or @2ovfm. Make sure you add the #JackFriday hashtag!
• If you don’t hear from us by tomorrow afternoon, you haven’t won.

Ready?

GO!

Murdoch’s Youngest Son Primed As Successor – James Murdoch is moving from London to New York to become deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation. Murdoch Jr will also become chairman and chief executive of News Corp’s international businesses, retaining his responsibilities for Europe and Asia. The move confirms that the youngest of Rupert Murdoch’s three children from his second marriage is being lined up as an eventual replacement for the News Corp founder, who is the company’s chairman and chief executive. [guardian]

Indian Model Will Strip Naked If India Win - Enrique Iglesias stripped off his clothes and water- skied naked down the Miami coast when Spain won the 2009 World Cup to honour the bet that he had made. With the India only a step away from making it to the finals of the cricket World Cup, top Kingfisher model, Poonam Pandey has vowed that she would go nude in front of the entire stadium if India wins the World Cup. [yahoo]

Libyan Foreign Minister Has Defected – Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa arrived in London Wednesday night, the most senior member of Gaddafi’s government to defect, reportedly because of Gaddafi’s attacks on civilians. Now, British officials are urging other top-level Gaddafi ministers to follow his lead. The Daily Beast looks at how Kusa used George W. Bush, Tony Blair and Silvio Berlusconi to give the Gaddafi regime an image makeover. [dailybeast]

Paul Allen Trashes Bill Gates In New Book – Bill Gates schemed to take shares in Microsoft Corp. from his co-founder during the early days of the software company following his partner’s treatment for cancer, according to a new memoir by the billionaire co-founder, Paul Allen. The allegation is part of a critical portrait in the book of Mr. Gates, with whom Mr. Allen formed a friendship in grade school that evolved into one of the iconic partnerships of American business. [wallstreetjournal]

Top Cop Arrested On Murder Charges – A warrant of arrest has been issued for one of South Africa’s most powerful policemen in connection with a murder that was committed 12 years ago. General Richard Mdluli, the controversial national head of police crime intelligence and the former deputy Gauteng provincial commissioner, is expected to face a battery of charges (including murder and kidnapping) when he appears in court. Good luck with that. [news24]

Porn Star HIV Test Database Leaked - The patient database of the private health clinic that conducts STD tests for California’s porn industry has been breached, exposing test results and personal details about thousands of current and former porn performers, some of which have been published on a Wikileaks-style website. [gawker]

Warren Buffett Heir Apparent Resigns Amid Suggestions Of Insider Trading – David Sokol, long considered by outsiders to be the most likely candidate to succeed Warren Buffett, resigned from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. after purchasing shares of a company he suggested Mr. Buffett buy. Mr. Buffett said “neither Dave nor I feel his Lubrizol purchases were in any way unlawful” and weren’t a factor in his decision to resign. [wallstreetjournal]

Google Takes On Facebook’s ‘Like’ Button – Google debuted its version of Facebook’s “Like” button Wednesday. Dubbed “+1,” it lets users give a quick nod of approval to a search result or Google ad — and eventually to any page or site on the web that chooses to include the button. The so-called +1 button builds on Google’s forays into integrating social recommendations into search. [wired]

South Africans Are Terribly Agressive – South Africans are among the “most aggressive people in the world”, according to a specialist who helps “thousands” manage their anger. Shelton Kartun, director of the Anger and Stress Management Centre in Cape Town, said the notion of “taking the law into your own hands” had become “entrenched” in the psyche of South Africans because of poor policing in the past 10 to 15 years. [timeslive]

Wanna Buy An Aircraft Carrier? – The British Ministry of Defence has put the aircraft carrier Ark Royal up for sale on an official used-equipment website. Launched by the Queen in 1981, HMS Ark Royal was taken out of service as part of government budget cuts and is now open to offers. Proposals for it include turning it into a commercial heliport, a base for security personnel during the London Olympics, or a school and nightclub. [luxuo]

Oprah Offers Trump A Makeover - Oprah Winfrey wants to end her iconic show by getting her hands on Donald Trump’s iconic hair. We hear the Queen of Daytime Talk reached out to the “Apprentice” creator, along with a series of other big names, to come on for a makeover by top stylists on one of her last “Oprah” installments. According to sources, the e-mail invitation to Trump’s office said, “The eyes of the world will be upon these episodes,” given that “Oprah” will end its 25-year run in May. [nypost]

Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day - Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7.  You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing!  [votefortablemountain.com]

Paris Hilton Has Achieved All Her Goals – Paris Hilton, the woman who perfected the art of being famous for being famous, says she has met all of her professional goals. The heiress-turned-TV star, who was in Mexico on Tuesday to promote a new line of shoes, says she doesn’t fear being overshadowed by Kim Kardashian or any other reality show rival with her own fragrance, B-movies, sex tape and autobiography, all by age 30. [associated]

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