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Juicy Stories "Breaking News. Into Lots Of Little Pieces"

ANC election manifesto is Time Warp from 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'

PRETORIA. The ANC had denied that its recently revealed election manifesto is a badly plagiarized version of 'The Time Warp' from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. However it has acknowledged that its new policy is "just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right", and calls on cadres to put their hands on their hips and bring their knees in tight.

Political commentators had been eagerly awaiting the unveiling of the new manifesto amid growing speculation over whether the ANC would promise its voters unbridled bliss or the granting of three wishes.

However many pundits say they were extremely unsettled by the unveiling of the manifesto last week as it seemed to have been lifted intact from The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

The unveiling took place at the Queen Amidala of Naboo Stadium in the Eastern Cape, where ANC President Jacob Zuma told thousands of supported that it was astounding how time was fleeting and how madness had taken its toll.

He asked voters to listen closely, not for very much longer, adding that he was determined to keep control.

He also warned the ANC faithful to be on its guard against subversive forces.

"I was walking down the street just having a think when a snake of a guy gave me an evil wink," said Zuma.

He said it had shaken him up and taken him by surprise, and added that the man had had "a pick-up truck and devil's eyes".

He would neither confirm nor deny that he was referring to the leadership of COPE.

However observers said they became suspicious when Zuma urged the audience to take a jump the left and then a step to the right in 2009, after which they should put their hands on their hips and bring their knees in tight.

"But it was the pelvic thrust that really drove them insane," said one observer who wished to remain anonymous.

"And that's when we realised he was doing the Time Warp again."

Meanwhile the ANC has strongly denied any plagiarism, but has promised to follow up on the similarities between its policy document and The Rocky Horror Picture Show to make sure there has been "no mischief caused by recently deposed sweet transvestites from transsexual Transkei".

Words Of Wisdom

A career is born in public....... Talent is born in privacy........

---Marilyn Monroe

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Golden Globe Award Winners For 2009 Is:

Here is the complete list of the 2009 Golden Globe Winners:

Best Motion Picture, Drama

- Slumdog Millionaire

Best Motion Picture, Comedy

- Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Actor, Drama

- Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler

Best Actress, Drama

- Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road

Best Actor, Comedy or Musical

- Colin Farrell, In Bruges

Best Actress, Comedy or Musical

- Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Supporting Actor

- Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight

Best Supporting Actress

- Kate Winslet, The Reader

Best Director

- Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay

- Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Foreign Language Film

- Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Animated Feature Film

- WALL-E

Best Original Score

- A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Song

- "The Wrestler," The Wrestler; music & lyrics by Bruce Springsteen

Best Television Series, Drama

- Mad Men

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Drama

- Anna Paquin, True Blood

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama

- Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment

Best Television Series, Comedy or Musical

- 30 Rock

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

- Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

- John Adams

Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

- Laura Linney, John Adams

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

- Paul Giamatti, John Adams

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

- Laura Dern, Recount

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

- Tom Wilkinson, John Adams

Need A Good Laugh - Jeff Dunham Is The Man

Breathing life into a elderly curmudgeon or a purple human-like creature, a self-effacing, talking jalapeno-on-a-stick or even a bumbling skeleton terrorist, Jeff Dunham is straight man to some of the funniest partners in show business. And also a genuine cultural phenomenon who amassed legions of loyal fans throughout North America and abroad with his thousands of sold-out arena, theater and comedy club performances, countless television quest spots and three top-rated specials on Comedy Central. He has sold more than 2.7 million DVD's and chalked up more than 300 million worldwide online views of his clips on You Tube and other websites. He continues to win stellar accolades and phenomenal success for one simple reason: He and his buddies are funny as hell. Oh, and by the way Jeff Dunham is a ventriloquist.

Jeff's buddies:

His 3 DVD's consists of:

Arguing With Myself

Spark Of Insanity

Very Special Christmas Special

I've seen them all three, and they're great stuff!

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Computer Geeks Learn To Flirt?

Berlin - Even the most quirky of computer nerds can learn to flirt with finesse thanks to a new "flirting course" being offered to budding IT engineers at Potsdam University south of Berlin.

The 440 students enrolled in the master's degree course will learn how to write flirtatious text messages and emails, impress people at parties and cope with rejection.

Philip von Senftleben, an author and radio presenter who will teach the course, summed up his job as teaching how to "get someone else's heart beating fast while yours stays calm".

The course, which starts next Monday, is part of the social skills section of the IT course and is designed to ease entry into the world of work. Students also learn body language, public-speaking, stress management and presentation skills.

"We want to prepare our students with the social skills needed to succeed both in their private life and their work life," said Hans-Joachim Allgaier, a spokesperson for the institute at Potsdam University where the course is being offered.

taken from News24.com

Day @ The Office

What Are You Procrastinating?

"The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started."

-- Dawson Trotman

Procrastination seriously drains our energy and our morale. What remains undone nags at us.

What are you avoiding? Make a list of items and then review each one. Does it really need to be done? After you've reviewed your list, prioritize it and start one task today.

Please do not procrastinate taking one minute to write down your answer to this question. Capture it on paper and this will help build awareness, commitment and discipline.

"How soon not now, becomes never."

-- Martin Luther

"Talk does not cook rice."

-- Chinese proverb

"Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!"

-- Donald Gardner

In Too Far.........

A young man was showing off his new sports car to his girlfriend. She was thrilled at the speed.

"If I do 200mph, will you take off your clothes?" he asked.

"Yes!" said his adventurous girlfriend.

And as he gets up to 200, she peeled off all her clothes.

Unable to keep his eyes on the road, the car skidded onto some gravel and flipped over. The naked girl was thrown clear, but he was jammed beneath the steering wheel.

"Go and get help!" he cried.

"But I can’t. I’m naked and my clothes are gone!"

"Take my shoe", he said, "and cover yourself."

Holding the shoe over her pubes, the girl ran down the road and found a service station. Still holding the shoe between her legs, she pleaded to the service station proprietor, "Please help me! My boyfriend’s stuck!"

The proprietor looked at the shoe and said, "There’s nothing I can do…he’s in too far."

Words Of Wisdom

Here's the partner principle... Working TOGETHER increases the odds of WINNING together. Win/Win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human interactions... ( Remember this!) One person's success is not achieved at the expense or exclusion of the success of others...

Wow, Some Amazing Aurora Borealis

James Pugsley’s site Astronomy North at: http://www.astronomynorth.com/contains some amazing photos of the Aurora Borealis.

Yellowknife - Northwest Territories
This photo was taken in October of 2008 along the Ingraham Trail near Yellowknife using a Canon 5D, 400 ISO, Aper 2.8 for 13 seconds. The circular formation on the left indicates that a bombardment of particles is about to begin.

An Exceptionally Tall Curtain
An exceptionally tall curtain above an Ingraham Trail cabin. The tallest auroras are known to reach low-Earth orbit satellites 600km overhead. The bottom edge of this aurora is approximately 100 km above the surface.

A classic Yellowknife Performance
A classic Yellowknife performance, with all of the celestial characters. As the moon rises in the East, the magnetic field lights up over Yellowknife’s famous houseboats.

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South Africa vs Australia: Twenty20

With the test series in the bag, the second stage of South Africa’s tour gets under way when they take on Australia in a Twenty20 match at the MCG today.

It is also the first genuine test of the rebuilding phase coach Mickey Arthur embarked upon with the limited-overs side.

The group is: Johan Botha (capt), Neil McKenzie, Hashim Amla, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Mark Boucher, Albie Morkel, Morné Morkel, Dale Steyn, Makhaya Ntini, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Wayne Parnell.

The tour programme is: 11 Jan: First Twenty20 match (Melbourne); 13 Jan: Second Twenty20 match (Brisbane); 16 Jan: First one-day game (Melbourne); 18 Jan: Second one-day game (Hobart); 23 Jan: Third one-day game (Sydney); 26 Jan: Fourth one-day game (Adelaide); 30 Jan: Fifth one-day game (Perth).

Results:

Melbourne - A superb half-century from JP Duminy was not enough to prevent South Africa from being bowled out for 130 to complete a 52-run victory for Australia in the first Twenty20 international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Morning

Brilliant: Pirates Drown With Ransom Share

Mogadishu, Somalia - A pirate and a port town resident say five Somali pirates who released a Saudi supertanker have drowned with their share of a reported $3m ransom after their small boat capsized.

Pirate Daud Nure says the boat with eight people on board overturned in a storm after dozens of pirates left the Sirius Star following a two-month standoff in the Gulf of Aden.

He said three people reached shore after swimming for several hours. Daud Nure was not part of the pirate operation but knows those involved.

Haradhere resident Jamal Abdulle confirmed that the boat sank.

He said the eight's portion of the ransom money was lost. It was shared between dozens of pirates.

taken from News24.com

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Juicy Stories "Breaking News. Into Lots Of Little Pieces"

I found a very lekker, interesting, local site that is jam packed with lovely juicy satire and sarcasm. Here’s a tasty tit bit:

After 15 years ANC thinkers make incompetence breakthrough
PRETORIA. After fifteen years in power the ANC has for the first time threatened to sack non-performing ministers, saying that the groundbreaking concept to stop rewarding incompetence went against everything the new South Africa stood for but was necessary if the ruling party was going to carry out effective purges inside its organization.

Speaking to journalists this morning ANC spokesman Yesman Mxenge said that the new concept, called “accountability”, had sowed panic and confusion among ANC backbenchers.

“The problem is that it’s a very high-end concept,” said Mxenge. “I’m not sure I understand it myself.

“In a nutshell, it’s basically that if you don’t do the job you’re being paid half a million a year to do, you don’t get fired.

“Wait, no, you do get fired. That’s the part that keeps tripping us up.”

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