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Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:45:00 --0100

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Save the gorillas - funny video

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:18:00 --0100

My friend Ben Jackson is doing the 'Great Gorilla Run 2007'. The blurb:

here are only approximately 500 mountain gorillas left in the wild. Their habitat is shrinking and they are poached by humans. Please help me raise some cash to protect the greatest of the apes. (It cost me £100 of my own cash to enter this run so please dig deep!!) Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Gorilla Organization will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

You can sponsor Ben here Here is his video:

Best Out of Office Replies

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:53:00 --0100

* I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position. Be prepared for my mood. * You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all. * I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from holiday on 4 April. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received. * Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first ten words and £1.99 for each additional word in your message. * ***The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and trysending again.' (The beauty of this is that when you return, you can seehow many in-duh-viduals did this over and over). * Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks. * I've run away to join a different circus. * I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as 'Margaret' instead of 'Steve'

Great teamwork

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:38:00 --0100

FREE Internet Access from Google

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:44:00 --0100

Google just keep giving, and their next product is FREE internet acess via TiSP. Thanks to Richard Maynard for the link.

Medieval Help desk

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:52:00 --0100

How many of you can relate to this:
Thanks to Martin Jones for the link

Bunnies remake films in 30 seconds

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:48:00 --0100

Fancy watching some all time greats in 30 seconds? Then this is the site for you: http://angryalien.com/ Some titles include:

Pirates of the Caribbean 1,2 and 3
March of the Penguins
Die Hard
Napoleon Dynamite
Saw
The Grudge
Kill Bill
Spiderman 3

James Bonds fans should watch this

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:41:00 --0100

I just found out about this site which is rather funny: http://www.starz.com/features/bunnyclub/bond/index.html If you want a little light entertainment and if you like James Bond (as bunnies) then you should also find it funny.

Jebs Jobs: Technical Support

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:17:00 --0100

The first episode of the 3d animation series finds Jeb behind the tech support desk, eager to eat his subway but plagued my idiotic callers...

Fix those twiddling thumbs

Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:04:00 --0100

If you have a spare moment and want a slight diversion check out some of the suggestions from the Meebo crew:

Whitney Music Box
A neat visualization of musical scales. Try the hand crank version.

Dice Wars
An abbreviated version of Risk - very addictive!

Line Rider
Draw a path for your little biker to follow. Advance line riders can perform flips and jump off cliffs.

Accordian Hero
With the popularity of Guitar Hero, there have been several keyboard-based versions popping up. However, I think the best one is a holiday version of "Accordion Hero" that cropped up in December. Don't forget to strum using the space bar!

Etsy
Shop for one-of-a-kind handmade goods from homemade cards, to furniture, to stained-glass armadillos. Just a neat place to see creative folks. I'm also impressed with the ways the people over at Etsy have organized their site (shop by color, category, or recommendation).

Most Popular Animal Videos
A collection of the best animal tricks I've ever seen. Go Einstein!

Dilbert Blog You'd expect Scott Adams to be entertaining but he outdoes himself on a nearly day-to-day basis with this blog. Good reading!

Some brilliant new words and terms for 2007...

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:55:00 --0100

I'm a little late on this one but it's still quite amusing * TESTICULATING. Waving your arms around and talking b*llocks. * BLAMESTORMING. Sitting round in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible. * SEAGULL MANAGER. A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves. * ASSMOSIS. The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard. * CUBE FARM. An office filled with cubicles. * PRAIRIE DOGGING. When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on. (This also applies to applause for a promotion because there may be cake.)
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Decentralised energy - Why the wait

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 18:18:00 --0100

From the greenpeace website:

Decentralised energy can double the efficiency of our power stations, slash our carbon emissions and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power.

The film is 18 minutes long and may take some time to load:

But what is it? Watch our short film - narrated by Clive Anderson - to find out.

Cheap Flights for "do it yourself" holidays

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:32:00 --0100

I always find it hard to find cheap flights for holidays but a friend of mine has a site that helps:

Creating your own "do it yourself" holiday just got a lot easier with diytravel.co.uk's new flight search. Search low-cost airlines (including easyJet, Ryanair, BMI baby, Thomson Fly, XL, flybe, Jet2), scheduled airlines (Virgin, British Airways, KLM etc) and online travel agencies (Expedia, Opodo, ebookers, Travelocity and lots more) to find the cheapest flights for your trip. The diytravel.co.uk flight search system is free to use and no service charges are added on to the ticket price - you buy your tickets directly from the airline at the airlines normal price. Check it out here

It's worth a look! and remember when flying go carbon neutral.

New Transformers Movie Trailer

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:47:00 --0100

View it while it's hot: Watch the exclusive trailer for Michael Bay's TRANSFORMERS Thanks to Alex Studd for letting me know.

Don't forget the 22nd December 2006 for world peace

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:25:00 --0100

On the 22nd of this month (December 2006) make sure you have some special time for world peace. For more information go here.