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Quality Humour
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Robot Nominated As Torchbearer For 2012 Olympics
22 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
This is just the start. Soon we’ll be giving them the vote. A three-foot-tall robot called the iCub has been nominated to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2012 London Games, partially to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Alan Turing’s birth, and partially to creep people out with three-foot-tall, fire-wielding robots.
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Germany’s ‘Pirate Party’ Takes 9% Of The Vote
20 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
The upstart German Pirate Party took just under 9% of the electoral vote in Sunday’s Berlin elections, winning 15 seats in the 149-seat state parliament. For the most part, they’ve been campaigning on a platform of free Wi-Fi, free public transportation, and a lower voting age. Just like real pirates.
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Russian Oligarch Sucker-Punched By Rival Billionaire On Talk Show
19 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
Independent and Evening Standard owner, Alexander Lebedev showed up in an interview on Russian TV with fellow super-rich-Russian, Sergei Polonsky last night. Apparently Polonsky came off threatening, because midway through the interview, Lebedev’s KGB training kicked in, at which point he proceeded to beat the Russian oligarch.
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How To Pack Boxes Of Playing Cards Like A Boss [VIDEO]
15 Sep 2011 by Steyn du Toit / 2 Comments
Just yesterday I introduced you to our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame – an Indian tea pourer. How it gladdens my heart to let you know that we’ve found three more fine examples less than 24 hours later! These are guys who excel at transforming everyday tasks into something spectacular. See how this trio pack playing cards in a Chinese toy factory…like bosses!
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Parody Entry Wins American Apparel’s “Plus-Size” Model Competition [PICS]
15 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / 2 Comments
Hoo. So American Apparel wanted to inaugurate the introduction of an XL size into their clothing range by holding an online model search for plus-sized women to promote the new threads. Enter Nancy Upton, who, offended by the contest, sent in photos of herself gorging on ice-cream on her kitchen floor. And then won.
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‘Half-Arab, Half-Jewish Housewife’ Detained On 9/11 Anniversary For Being Dark-Skinned
13 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
Really not exaggerating in that headline. Two days ago, blogger Shoshana Hebshi, a self-described “half-Arab, half-Jewish housewife,” found herself cuffed and thrown off a Frontier Airlines flight and strip-searched – because she was seated next to two Indian guys she didn’t know, and another passenger had found that suspicious.
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How To Pour Tea Like A Boss [VIDEO]
13 Sep 2011 by Steyn du Toit / No Comments
As you know, here at 2oceansVibe we celebrate guys and girls who are able to transform everyday tasks into something spectacular. Take this oke for instance – in all honesty, how exciting can pouring tea in a restaurant be? But this boss has developed it into a fine-tuned, multi-tasked, balancing act. Well done!
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Liberate Your Data With Google Takeout
07 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
Hello, internet people. Google Takeout has been launched for you – a “data liberation platform” that lets users export their data from a number of Google products. It’s an importance service! If all your information is on Google without a backup, then you don’t have much control over it. Click through and learn things.
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The Haka Wasn’t Always Intimidating [VIDEO]
06 Sep 2011 by silverstreak / 3 Comments
John Smit dropped us this little gem of pre-Rugby World Cup media. Enjoy it with your midmorning coffee.
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They Have A Porsche Baby Stroller Now [GALLERY]
02 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
Sleek, compact design, leather seats, carbon fiber chassis. This is what a baby needs in a stroller today, right? This is the future? Swedish designer Dawid Dawod thinks so, having collaborated with Porsche Design to put together the P’4911 for parents with their fiscal priorities in order.
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How To Market Bulletproof Glass Like A Boss [VIDEO]
02 Sep 2011 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
The president and CEO of Texas Armoring Corporation wanted to put potential customers’ minds at ease about the efficiacy of his company’s bullet-resistant glass. So, like any other sane person, he got one of his employees to shoot at him with an AK-47 while he stood behind the glass.
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Foo Fighters Made A Fake Gay Porn Video To Promote Upcoming Tour [VIDEO]
30 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
Foo Fighters don’t actually have to promote anything to get people to shell out cash for their upcoming North America tour, but because they had a fat wad of cash to spend on advertising and some guy in marketing wouldn’t stop saying the word ‘viral,’ they’ve put this video together for you. Take a look.
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The Lighter Side Of Hurricane Irene
29 Aug 2011 by Joey Cameron / No Comments
The world is a funny place, and as ironic as it is, it always helps to find some humour in sad situations, especially where the possible destruction of a major city is concerned. Check out these tweets that have been popping up in the midst of the all the chaos, they’re pretty bloody hilarious.
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The “P” Word Appears BBC TV [PICS]
25 Aug 2011 by Steyn du Toit / 2 Comments
You know that word that is normally preceded by “jou ma se”? Yes, that one. During a recent episode of Toy Stories on BBC (starring James May from Top Gear), that very same word sneakily popped up on screen. It appeared to be randomly written on the inside of a Spitfire plane replica that May was busy looking into.
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How To Fight Fire Like A Boss [VIDEO]
24 Aug 2011 by Steyn du Toit / 1 Comment
It gives me immense pleasure to introduce you to our latest addition to the 2oceansVibe Boss Hall of Fame! These two guys just completed their firefighter exam and they are eager to show you how quickly they can get a ladder off a truck and get one of them through a window several stories above the ground.
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Goldman Sachs Getting Rid Of Potted Plants To Lower Overheads
22 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
This makes total sense. Apparently the upkeep of plants in Goldman Sachs’ London offices are costing the bank tens of thousands of pounds per annum, which is why the head offices have ordered many of the plants to be removed. It’s nice to see that these guys can make the big sacrifices when they have to.
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Star Wars Coins Count As Real Money In Niue
19 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
Sure, why not. Tiny South Pacific island nation Niue will be accepting coins minted with the faces of Star Wars characters as legal tender, because if you’re a tiny South Pacific island nation there’s really only so much you can do to keep things exciting.
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‘Mankini’ Is In The Oxford English Dictionary Now.
18 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
And today was going so well. The mankini, popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat. Because that’s what we want 2011 to be known for; the year that we introduced torso-spanning banana hammocks into our day-to-day vocabulary. Other words that are now acceptable to use include ‘sexting,’ ‘retweet,’ and ‘cyberbullying.’ See also, ‘apocalypse.’
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Dave Chappelle’s First Interview In Five Years [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
You guys remember Dave Chappelle, right? The comedian. He was sort of a big deal. Then he burnt out on the Chappelle’s Show and disappeared for about five years, staying almost entirely away from the press, until he turned up on San Francisco’s WiLD 94.9 for a morning interview yesterday. Give it a whirl.
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Make Way For Afghanistan’s “The Office”
15 Aug 2011 by Matt McDonald / 1 Comment
The BBC is reporting that Afghanistan premiered their first ever satirical comedy television show last week, titled ‘The Ministry’. The show draws its origins from the multi-award winning British series ‘The Office’ that has been re-invented in over four countries world-wide, most famously in the USA where the misanthropic office manager was played by funny man Steve Carell. Read this story..
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Stats Don’t Lie – Butch James Is Doing Very Well
15 Aug 2011 by silverstreak / 2 Comments
What’s wrong with this picture? Does he get bonus points if the kick is especially difficult? And by whose judgment? Are we talking Dan Carter difficult, or JP Pietersen difficult? Does he get extra statistical percentage points if slots a kick while blindfolded, under the influence of prescription pain medication, or with a backheel? Help [...]
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Heavy Construction Equipment And Swimming Pools: Together At Last [VIDEO]
12 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / 3 Comments
You’ve probably wondered about this yourself. What would happen if you had access to a backhoe, and a swimming pool, and weren’t constrained by issues like the law, or those stupid labels saying ‘do not operate heavy machinery while intoxicated’? Well you don’t have to wonder anymore; these Hungarian folks have the answer.
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Paul Snodgrass Is So Lonely [Win Tickets!]
11 Aug 2011 by silverstreak / 3 Comments
Paul Snodgrass is back with his hit one-man show I’M SO LONELY from the 11th to 13th August 2011 at On Broadway. After a sold-out run at the Baxter Theatre, Snoddie will perform the show for the last time, before starting on his next one man show. For three nights only come and see the [...]
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German Nationalist Punked By ‘Trojan T-Shirt’
10 Aug 2011 by liam kruger / 2 Comments
Souveneir t-shirts handed out at a rock festival in Gera, eastern Germany, were decorated with skulls, right-wing flags and the words “hardcore rebels,” to appeal to the vaguely neo-Nazi crowd the festival attracts. Except when the shirts got washed, the douchey decorations faded, replaced with anti-extremist slogans.
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