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Flying without wings

rebelsoul76 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:13 +0800

Two kite surfers jump over pier

wo kite surfers from West Sussex took advantage of strong winds on the south coast to realise an ambition to jump over Worthing pier.

Jake Scrace, 25, and Lewis Crathern, 24, had been planning Monday morning's jump for three years but had to wait for perfect weather conditions.

They took off from Goring to the west of Worthing in gusts of wind that were more than 40mph.

Mr Scrace described the build up to the jump as "terrifying".

Carpenter Mr Scrace, who makes kite boards, and professional kite surfer Mr Crathern are both from Worthing.

Between them they have 16 years' experience in the sport.

The pair said the jump was quite hazardous and should not be attempted by amateurs.

"It was probably the most terrifying thing I've ever built up to," said Mr Scrace.

"We were practising down the road and we were pretty confident we were going to do it but as soon as we got nearer the pier it was quite hard."

Mr Crathern said the jump was "epic".

"It was everything I've lived for - amazing," he said.

sauce

Dead mayor re-elected by US town

rebelsoul76 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:32:58 +0800

Voters in a small town in the US state of Missouri have re-elected their popular mayor to a fourth term, several weeks after he died of a heart attack.

Harry Stonebraker died at the age of 69 in March - after ballot papers had been printed and absentee voting in the town of Winfield had begun.

He won by a landslide, securing 90% of the vote in the 723-population town.

Winfield will appoint a temporary mayor to serve until a special election is held in April 2010.

Lincoln County Clerk Elaine Luck likened the outcome to Missouri's US Senate race in 2000, which was won by Democrat Mel Carnahan who had died in a plane crash weeks earlier.

She said Harry Stonebraker was a popular mayor who had helped lead the community after flooding in 2008 damaged dozens of homes and large tracts of farmland.

"I figured he'd win because he seemed to get even more popular after he died, just like Carnahan," she was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.

Mr Stonebraker was a life-long resident of the Winfield area, some 50 miles (80km) north-west of St Louis.

He was a retired construction superintendent who had nearly completed his third two-year term as mayor, AP said.

BBC Source

landslide victory some more...

ghost mayor for KL, pls?

How to handle telemarketers

rebelsoul76 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:44:23 +0800

Do you get lots of annoying calls from telemarketers?
Don't get upset about it! Use the opportunity to get a laugh!

1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money.

2. If they start out with, "How are you today?" say, "Why do you want to know?" Alternately, you can tell them, "I'm so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems; my arthritis is acting up, my eyelashes are sore, my dog just died..." When they try to get to the sell, just keep talking about your problems.

3. If they say they're John Doe from XYZ Company, ask them to spell their name. Then ask them to spell the company name. Then ask them where it is located. Continue asking them personal questions or questions about their company for as long as necessary.

4. If they are selling a lawn service to make your grass grow better, tell them it grows too fast now and green is not your favorite color anyway.

5. Cry out in surprise, "Judy! Is that you? Oh my! Judy, how have you been?" Hopefully, this will give Judy a few brief moments of terror as she tries to figure out where she could know you from.

6. Say "No" over and over. Be sure to vary the sound of each one and keep a rhythmic tempo, even as they are trying to speak. This is most fun if you can do it until they hang up.

7. If MCI calls trying to get you to sign up for the Family and Friends Plan, reply, in as SINISTER a voice as you can, "I don't have any friends...would you be my friend?"

8. If the company cleans rugs, respond: "Can you get out blood? Can you get out GOAT blood? How about HUMAN blood?

9. After the telemarketer gives their spiel, ask him/her to marry you. When they get all flustered, tell them that you could not just give your credit card number to a complete stranger.

10. Tell the telemarketer that you work for the same company, they often can't sell to employees.

11. Answer the phone. As soon as you realize it is a telemarketer, set the receiver down, shout or scream "Oh No!" and then hang up.

12. Ask them to repeat everything they say, several times.

13. Tell them it is dinnertime, BUT ask if they would please hold. Put them on your speakerphone while you continue to eat at your leisure. Smack your food loudly and continue with your dinner conversation.

14. Tell the telemarketer you are on "home incarceration" and ask if they could bring you some food.

15. Ask them to fax the information to you, and make up a number.

16. Ask the telemarketer if they use the product they are trying to sell. If they do, ask for a complete report. If they don't, ask them why not since it is such a great product.

17. Insist that the caller is really your buddy Leon, playing a joke. "Come on Leon, cut it out! Seriously, Leon, how's your momma?"

18. Tell them you are hard of hearing and that they need to speak up ...louder...louder...louder...

19. Tell them to talk VERY SLOWLY, because you want to write EVERY WORD down.

20. Tell them that you are busy and ask for their phone number so you can call them back. If they say that they don't give out their phone number or they don't take calls, then ask for the caller's personal phone number at home. If then they say that they don't like being called at home, quickly say "Bingo!" and hang up

Funny stuff

rebelsoul76 — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:20:53 +0800

Just for fun!!!!

Failure is not when ur girlfriend leaves you...
It's only when u leave her a virgin.

Tension is when wife is pregnant!
Terror: When girlfriend is pregnant!
Horror: When both r pregnant!
Tragedy: When U r Not responsible 4 both!

The Blue Whale ejaculates over 40 gallons of Sperm when mating. Only 10% enters the female. And you always wondered why the sea tasted Salty?!

Why is it that a girl looks down when u say I love u? To see if u really mean it!

Why is sex similar to shaving?
Well, because no matter how well u do it today,
tomorrow u have to do it again.

Wives are funny creatures. They don't have sex with their husbands for weeks and then they want to kill the woman who does.

Wife: My hubby & I have, what he calls-olympic sex .
Friend: Wow, must be a terrific sex life?
Wife: Not really. It only happens once in 4 Years.

The stock markets now are like an old man's d***?
Just refusing to rise, and the irony is that everyone is still getting f***ed!

This week is Breast Awareness Week. Spread the slogan: We stare because we care!

The saddest part of a Man's body is his Balls.
The Lord Almighty sentenced them to: Hang Till Death !

A loud scream comes from the bedroom and the husband runs in.
He sees a guy leaping out of the window.
Wife yells: That guy just screwed me twice!
Husband: Twice? Why didn't you call me in after he screwed you once?
Wife: Because I thought it was you, until he started the second time.

What is the difference between a chicken and a baby?
Chicken is the result of a sitting hen while the baby is the result of standing cock.

If a bomb bursts in a bra, what would you get?
Tit-Bits.
And if it bursts in a man's underwear?
Banana split.

What's the diff between a bomb n a condom?
In a bomb blast population decreases & if a condom blasts population increases.

Unfortunate names

rebelsoul76 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:26:44 +0800

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7909561.stm

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What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain?

Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.

It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK.

Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin.

And just imagine having to introduce yourself to a crowd as Doug Hole or Hazel Nutt.

The names were uncovered by researchers from parenting group TheBabyWebsite.com after trawling through online telephone records.

Retired airman Stan Still, 76, from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, said his name had been "a blooming millstone around my neck my entire life".

"When I was in the RAF my commanding officer used to shout, 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," he said.

"It got hugely boring after a while."

But 51-year-old Rose Bush, from Coventry, West Midlands, said she loved her name.

"I always get comments about it but they are always very positive," she said.

Implications

Researchers also scoured phone records in the US and found some unlikely names there too.

Spare a thought for Anna Prentice, Annette Curtain and Bill Board the next time you sign your name.

A string of Americans also have very job-specific names, including Dr Leslie Doctor, Dr Thoulton Surgeon and Les Plack - a dentist in San Francisco.

A spokesman for TheBabyWebsite.com said: "When the parents of some of those people mentioned named their children, many probably didn't even realise the implications at the time.

"Parents really do need to think carefully though when choosing names for their children.

"Their name will be with them for life and what may be quirky and fun for a toddler might be regretted terribly when that person becomes older or even a grandparent perhaps."

MORE UNFORTUNATE NAMES
Pearl Button
Jo King
Barry Cade
Carrie Oakey
Priti Manek
Tim Burr

Wal-Mart

rebelsoul76 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:51:02 +0800

A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart.

The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in

their cart.

"What do you think you're doing?" asks the wife.

"They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans," he replies.

"Put them back, we can't afford them," demands the wife,

and so they carry on shopping.

A few aisles further on along the woman picks up a $20 jar

of face cream and puts it in the basket.

"What do you think you're doing?" asks the husband.

"Its my face cream. It makes me look beautiful," replies the

wife.

Her husband retorts: "So does 24 cans of Budweiser and its

half the price!"

On the PA system: "Cleanup on aisle 25, husband down."

my wife is cheating me

rebelsoul76 — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:18:27 +0800

I think my wife is cheating on me.

I am a working musician and, as you would expect, travel a lot.

I have been noticing strange things happening when I get home. Her mobile phone rings and she steps outside to answer it or she says, "I'll call you back later". When I ask her who called she gets evasive.

Sometimes she goes out with friends but comes home late, getting dropped off around the corner and walking the rest of the way.

I once picked up the extension while she was on the phone and she got very angry.

A buddy of mine plays guitar in a band. He told me that my wife and some guy have been to his gigs.

He wanted to borrow my guitar amp. That's when I got the idea to find out for myself what was really happening. I said "sure, you can use my amp but I want to hide behind it at the gig and see if she comes into the venue and who she comes in with". He agreed.

Saturday night came and I slipped behind my Marshall JCM800 half stack to get a good view. I could feel the heat coming off the back of the amp. It was at that moment, crouching down behind the amp, that I noticed that one of the tubes was not glowing as bright as the other 3.

Is this something I can fix myself or do need to take it to a technician?

Which prepaid mobile suits me & family?

rebelsoul76 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:41:30 +0800

Hi guys,

Need your expert recommendations here. My family is using Maxis postpaid now, but thinking to switch to prepaid to save $$$. Currently my father and I are using a supplementary line from my sister (main line).

Our phone usage is low. Only make few quick calls (less than 3 minutes each) and very little sms.

So here's the question, which prepaid mobile suits us?

Our requirement is simple: maintain the same number (MNP), easily available reload places, can transfer credit, long validity and most importantly, cheap.

Thanks.

3 guys

rebelsoul76 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:24:14 +0800

My own joke (but adapted from another joke from my memory)

3 guys: an American, an Italian and a Chinese went mountain hiking and arrive at a waterfall. Tired after the long hike and thinking that there's no one else deep in jungle, they decided to strip off all their clothes and jumped into the waterfall pool.

As they were enjoying themselves, a group of teenage girl scouts arrive at the same waterfall and started to make camp right there. Thinking that they can't hide in the water forever, they made a quick dash for their clothes and run into the thick bushes.

The American covered his front while running.
The Italian covered his back while running.
The Chinese covered his face while running.

Anyone wanna guess why?

4 Surgeons

rebelsoul76 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:38:47 +0800

Four surgeons were taking a coffee break and were discussing their work.

The first said, “I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is numbered.”

The second said, “I think librarians are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and everything inside is in alphabetical order.”

The third said, “I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and everything inside is color-coded.”

The fourth one said, “I like to operate on lawyers. They’re heartless, spineless, gutless, and their heads and their ass are interchangeable.”

2 IP for 2 LAN ports?

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

About rear seat belt ruling

rebelsoul76 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:42:35 +0800

one of my car's rear seatbelt is jammed. how much will it cost to be fixed? will i get saman if i get caught by police?

2 IP for 2 LAN ports?

rebelsoul76 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:38:01 +0800

Just curious...
since nowadays, there are motherboards that come with 2 LAN ports... does this mean that the computer will have 2 IP addresses if both LAN ports are connected simultaneously?

what are the advantage of using 2 LAN ports simultaneously?

2 old men

rebelsoul76 — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:38:13 +0800

Two old men decide they are close to their last days and decide to have a last night on the town. After a few drinks, they end up at the local brothel.

The Madam take one look at the two old geezers and whispers to her manager, "Go up to the first two bedrooms and put an inflated doll in each bed. These two are so old and drunk, I'm not wasting two of my girls on them. They won't know the difference."

The manager does as he is told and the two old men go upstairs and take care of their business.

As they are walking home, the first man says, "You know, I think my girl was dead!"

"Dead!?" says his friend, "Why do you say that?"

"Well, she never moved or made a sound all the time I was loving her."

His friend says, "Could be worse. I think mine was a witch."

"A witch??... why the hell would you say that?"

"Well, I was making love to her, kissing her on the neck, and I gave her a little bite, then she FARTED AND FLEW OUT THE WINDOW... TOOK MY TEETH WITH HER TOO!"

Need advice

rebelsoul76 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:47:16 +0800

Naqaab (2007)

rebelsoul76 — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:58:54 +0800

I have just finished watching this show on TV3 (2.00-4.30pm including ads) on a lazy Saturday afternoon. Surprisingly good. It's not your typical romantic break-into-song-and-dance-every-10minutes Bollywood movie. Only 3 songs overall.

I'm not sure whether they have copied the story from any other movie, but this is really fresh. A lot of deception and twists. Highly recommended from me

Here's the short synopsis from IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1020978/

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Sophia (Urvashi Sharma) is a middle-class girl engaged to multi-millionaire Karan Oberoi (Bobby Deol). Karan is totally in love with her but Sophia wants her slice of true love. She gets her wish, and meets Vicky (Akshaye Khanna). They fall in love and this causes problems between Karan and Sophia. Who does Sophia choose?

but Vicky is not who he seem to be. He is a struggling actor hired to woo Sophia. Why? Can't tell you more without revealing the twists. You'll just have to watch it to the end.

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Goats imprisoned, awaiting trial

rebelsoul76 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:49:18 +0800

A minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered a Kinshasa jail to release a dozen goats, which he said were being held there illegally.

Deputy Justice Minister Claude Nyamugabo said he found the goats just in time during a routine jail visit.

The beasts were due to appear in court, charged with being sold illegally by the roadside.

The minister said many police had serious gaps in their knowledge and they would be sent for retraining.

Mr Nyamugabo was conducting a routine visit to the prison when, he said, he was astonished to discover not only humans, but a herd of goats crammed into a prison cell in the capital.

He has blamed the police for the incident.

It is not clear what will happen to the owners of the goats, who have also been imprisoned.

BBC Africa analyst Mary Harper says that given the grim state of prisons in Congo, the goats will doubtless be relieved about being spared a trial.

There was no word on what their punishment would have been, had they been found guilty.

Source: Today's BBC

Anyone can photoshop "FREEDOM!!!" into the photo?
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/4500...5003072_-49.jpg

Can I switch to Streamyx Combo

rebelsoul76 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:39:09 +0800

As per title, has anyone tried changing their package to Streamyx Combo? I already have Streamyx 66 package under my name, and my house phone line is under my sister's name