Good luck, not only are they $100 Million each, they're also entirely fictional.



Some comedy troupe pretending to be Halliburton attended some bigwig executive conference, and presented the 'SurvivaBall' as the latest thing in protection against 'Global Warming'.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=AI5b8T0NAWo if you understand french, this is hilarous. It's a guy who THINKS he is rapping...

Body builder doing the robot!

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=HxMnuGoljgA

What is this world coming to? Favourite news item of the weekend.





Chopstick tax may be hard to swallow

China's levy on disposable utensil spurs anxiety in Japan



Saturday, May 13, 2006 Posted: 0219 GMT (1019 HKT)



TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Walk into any Japanese noodle shop or restaurant and chances are you'll be eating with a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks from China. But not for long.



In a move that has cheered environmentalists but worried restaurant owners, China has slapped a 5 percent tax on the chopsticks over concerns of deforestation.



The move is hitting hard at the Japanese, who consume a tremendous 25 billion sets of wooden chopsticks a year -- about 200 pairs per person. Some 97 percent of them come from China.



The price hike has sent Japanese restaurants scrambling to find alternative sources for chopsticks, called "waribashi" in Japanese.



"We're not in an emergency situation yet, but there has been some impact," said Ichiro Fukuoka, director of Japan Chopsticks Import Association.

He is the BBC's latest star - the cab driver who a leading presenter believed was a world expert on the internet music business.



The man stepped unwittingly into the national spotlight when he was interviewed by mistake on the corporation's News 24 channel.



With the seconds ticking down to a studio discussion about a court case involving Apple Computer and The Beatles' record label, a floor manager had run to reception and grabbed the man, thinking he was Guy Kewney, editor of Newswireless.net, a specialist internet publication.



Actually, he was a minicab driver who had been waiting to drive Mr Kewney home.



Baffled, but compliant, the driver was fitted with a microphone and allowed himself to be marched in to the studio. Cameras rolled, and he was quizzed live on air by consumer affairs correspondent Karen Bowerman - who missed the cabbie's panic-stricken expression when he realised he was being interviewed.



Despite knowing nothing about the case - a judge ruled that the computer company could continue to use the Apple symbol for its iTunes download service - the man gamely attempted to bluff his way through and, speaking in a strong French accent, sustained a (somewhat illogical) form of conversation. Meanwhile, the real Mr Kewney watched indignantly on a monitor in reception.



A tape of the exchange, broadcast on Monday morning, has become a classic among BBC workers.



It starts with the mystery man's horrified expression as Ms Bowerman introduces him as a technology expert, followed by his plucky attempt to answer her question on whether he was surprised by the verdict.



Yes, he says with feeling. It was a 'big surprise'. After an increasingly confusing exchange, the presenter cut with relief to the BBC's equally puzzled reporter outside the court, while the taxi driver was hurried out of the studio.



The BBC apologised, saying the mistake occurred because the man was wearing Mr Kewney's name tag. Mr Kewney said: "Everyone seems to think he was a taxi driver waiting in reception to take me home. But no one knows for sure."



He added: "There were several surprising things about 'my' interview. Judging by my performance, English wasn't my first language and I didn't seem to know much about Apple, online music or The Beatles."



He said the taxi driver "seemed as baffled as I felt". Last night, the driver's identity remained a mystery. None of the taxi firms regularly used by the BBC would admit to employing him.





Video:

http://img.dailymail...ideo/cabbie.wmv

awesome :D

Darkstarexodus Escribi�:

What is this world coming to? Favourite news item of the weekend.





Chopstick tax may be hard to swallow

China's levy on disposable utensil spurs anxiety in Japan



Saturday, May 13, 2006 Posted: 0219 GMT (1019 HKT)



TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Walk into any Japanese noodle shop or restaurant and chances are you'll be eating with a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks from China. But not for long.



In a move that has cheered environmentalists but worried restaurant owners, China has slapped a 5 percent tax on the chopsticks over concerns of deforestation.



The move is hitting hard at the Japanese, who consume a tremendous 25 billion sets of wooden chopsticks a year -- about 200 pairs per person. Some 97 percent of them come from China.



The price hike has sent Japanese restaurants scrambling to find alternative sources for chopsticks, called "waribashi" in Japanese.



"We're not in an emergency situation yet, but there has been some impact," said Ichiro Fukuoka, director of Japan Chopsticks Import Association.

I heard about this a couple months ago and read that a lot of chop stick manufactuers are looking into bamboo since there's plenty of it to go around, can be farmed easily plus it grows like a weed.



I love a good pair of chop sticks. We have our own, a really nice set of dark wooden ones... not that we remember when we happen to go out for Chinese or Japanese food.

iguanapunk Escribi�:

Oh geez, this poor guy! The 3rd pic down is classic "hmmmmm?"

whirlygirl Escribi�:

iguanapunk Escribi�:

Oh geez, this poor guy! The 3rd pic down is classic "hmmmmm?"

oh no, there's a twist to this story that makes it even funnier!



"But Mr Goma, who was wrongly identified in the press as a taxi driver, was really at the BBC for a job interview."



"Mr Goma said his appearance was "very stressful" and wondered why the questions were not related to the data support cleanser job he applied for."



"Mr Goma was eventually asked three questions live on air, assuming this was an interview situation" X-D

X-D hahahaha, Oh gawd, that poor guy.



I hope he got the job!

Oh god!!!!



I just narrated this over the phone to my girlfriend, where this has become the highlight of our evenings.

He is famous now.Wtf?

chemicalreaction Escribi�:

He is famous now.Wtf?

I have about 10 more images but I wont milk it for the time being :D



instead have some other comical imagery:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

I laughed so LOUD HAHAHAHA



i dunno if this is already posted but everybody youre gonna die :D:D:D



http://www.youtube.c...&page=1&t=t&f=b

http://youtube.com/w...h=fatboy%20slim



Push the tempo !

Jeanie Escribi�:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

I laughed so LOUD HAHAHAHA



i dunno if this is already posted but everybody youre gonna die :D:D:D



http://www.youtube.c...&page=1&t=t&f=b

OK, the girl on our left looks like she's have seisures through most of that clip. X-D

Ben_j Escribi�:

http://youtube.com/w...h=fatboy%20slim



Push the tempo !

X-D Class!



Those Ford Tempos are horrible. You don't see many on the road here for a reason and if and when you do, they're usually abandoned off to the side. They are like the American Trabant... Anyway. Eveytime we drive past a Tempo, we start singing Push The Tempo and we always thought it would be funny to make a video of someone pushing one of those cars. It's as though someone overheard our idea. Wish I could say it was me and stash who made the clip!

Jeanie Escribi�:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA

I laughed so LOUD HAHAHAHA



i dunno if this is already posted but everybody youre gonna die :D:D:D



http://www.youtube.c...&page=1&t=t&f=b

Ouch, my ears, ouch my eyes :D Those koreans are so weird...