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  • Date: April 29th, 2008
  • Time: 9:45 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

What’s being loaded into this plane?

Its a hard disk in 1956….

HDD with 5MB storage in 1956.

In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.

Start appreciating your 1 GB memory stick!

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  • Date: February 13th, 2008
  • Time: 9:19 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 4

Examples of Kulula attendants’ sense of humor

Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg.

Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight “safety lecture” and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some Real examples that have been heard or reported:

On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, you just sit where you want) passengers were apparently having a hard time choosing, when a flight attendant announced, “People, people we’re not picking out furniture here, find a seat …

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  • Date: January 21st, 2008
  • Time: 9:40 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 9

Half man, Half tree!

An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A.

Dede, now 35, baffled medical experts when warty “roots” began growing out of his arms and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage accident.

The welts spread across his …

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  • Date: January 14th, 2008
  • Time: 12:38 pm
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 1

2008 - Idiot of the Year

Oh geez… We’re hardly 2 weeks into the new year and already there’s dickheads like this cropping up.

At what point does a person think that this is a good idea? And yet, there they sit in the pool laughing and drinking it up - oblivious to the fact that they’re about a fart’s ripple away from having the crap shocked out of their special bits.

*sigh*

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  • Date: November 2nd, 2007
  • Time: 8:35 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 8

Amazing Nail Work. This guys nails it.

Ok, so lame pun jokes aside, this is really awesomely amazing. Who knew you could make art from freggan nails? I suppose one man’s nail is another man’s paintbrush?

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  • Date: September 10th, 2007
  • Time: 1:52 pm
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 0

SA Blogger

I’m hoping this site catches on. SA Blogger is a new Digg-style site that is purely for South African related news. Actual topic doesn’t matter, just the fact that it must be South African related.

It’s still a new site, so users & topics are few. All the more reason to sign up & start adding content!

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  • Date: August 8th, 2007
  • Time: 9:04 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 4

You Might Be From Benoni, Uitenhage, Despatch or Boksburg If…

Your standard of living improves when you go camping.
Your prenuptial agreement mentions chickens.
You have jacked up your home to look for a dog.
Your neighbor has ever asked to borrow a quart of beer.
There is a belch on your answering machine greeting.
You have rebuilt a carburetor while sitting on the commode.
None of the tires on your van are the same size.
You hold the hood of the car with your head while you work on it.
Your …

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  • Date: July 25th, 2007
  • Time: 9:10 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 4

World Clock - World Statistics

Obviously none of this information is guaranteed to be 100% accurate and uptodate, however it gives some pretty hectic food for thought, especially when you compare the birth vs death ratio. The amount of deaths due to AIDS/HIV is pretty shocking too…

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  • Date: July 19th, 2007
  • Time: 10:51 am
  • Written by: MarkB
  • Comments: 1

Drive Thru ATM’s - Men vs Women

A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads:

“Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles.

Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts.”

After months of careful research, MALE & FEMALE procedures have been developed. Please follow the appropriate steps for your gender.”

MALE PROCEDURE:

Drive up to the cash machine.
Put down your car window.
Insert card into machine and enter PIN.
Enter amount of …

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  • Date: February 15th, 2007
  • Time: 9:39 am
  • Written by: Karen
  • Comments: 1

Stone Skimming

This morning I heard on the radio that “Stone Skimming” is actually a SPORT.

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What’s being loaded into this plane?

Its a hard disk in 1956.... HDD with 5MB storage in 1956. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data. Start appreciating your 1 GB memory ...

The WordPress Guru is launched

For the last 4 or 5 years that I've been using WordPress, I've managed to pick up a good few tips and tricks. 90% of my clients are sites who require content management systems, not blogs. And thus I've been able to create highly tweaked ...

A blind man wanders into an all-girls biker bar by mistake…

A blind man wanders into an all-girls biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the waiter, 'Hey, you want to hear a blonde joke? The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. ...

Looking for trouble…

Best part is when the dog looks up at the cat like... WTF are you doing...

26 Reasons why dogs bite people

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Examples of Kulula attendants’ sense of humor

Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg. Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some Real examples that have been heard or reported: On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, ...

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