Designers’ licence to woo an ‘avid internetter’

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One of the design students poses with her new license plate. Picture: invitinghische.com / Courtesy of the Society of Design Source: Supplied

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The rear of a pickup truck bearing one of the invite license plates. read more…

Kitten born with two faces named Harvey Dent after Batman villain

The tiny black cat has been appropriately named Harvey Dent by his owners Nash Hand and Amanda Forsythe after the villain Two-Face from the Batman series.

There is nothing villainous about Harvey Dent – his owners have described him as healthy and otherwise normal.

He was born in Port Charlotte, Florida, this week, local media reported.

Describing the moment he told his wife, Mr Hand said: ‘[She said] “What are you speaking about? What do you mean two faces?” I stated it has two faces! This cat has two faces!’

Ms Forsythe stated the kitten’s four eyes, two mouths and two noses all seem to be in working order. read more…

Flock of sheep terrorising farmer video goes viral

By Mark Molloy – 2nd February, 2012

The rowdy rabble of sheep were caught on a camera phone running amok in the farmer’s yard as he attempted to navigate his way out of his driveway and away from the funny farm.

The 23 second clip shows the frustrated farmer caught in a woolly whirlwind of sheep as the furry animals create an impenetrable shield around the vehicle.

The novice cameraman can be heard laughing hysterically at his friend’s misfortune as he records the strange event, while the unlucky driver furiously hoots his horn attempting to bulldoze his way past the problematic herd. read more…

Spanish town celebrate €700m lottery win – but one unlucky man misses out

They state you have to be in it to win at and one man who will never want to hear that phrase again is Costis Mitsotakis.

The filmmaker had to watch on in despair as the residents of small rural town Sodesto celebrated scooping the jackpot. 

The town’s Greek tenant was overlooked as local charity, the homemakers’ association, went door to door selling tickets around the town to raise funds.

‘Somehow, the homemakers had overlooked [Mitsotakis] this year as they made the rounds,’ revealed one resident. read more…

Treasure hunters ‘find $3 billion in platinum on sunken WW2 British ship’

The Sub Sea Research, a company based in the northeastern US say of Maine, found the British ship SS Port Nicholson on the ocean floor around 30 miles off Provincetown, Massachusetts, the Boston Globe reported.

However, the claim should be viewed with scepticism, stated Robert F. Marx, an underwater archaeologist, maritime historian and owner of Seven Seas Search and Salvage LLC in Florida.

Both an American company and an English company previously went after the contents of the ship years ago and surely retrieved at least a portion, Marx said. read more…

Is this the worst Valentine’s Day card ever?

The cards have soared in popularity on the money saving world wide web forums, www.hotukdeals.com, hiting a staggering 2,262 degrees on the website’s ‘temperature gauge’.

One user wrote: “Excellent, now purchase myself as many as I like – never get any! Best begin practicing writing left-handed!”

Another wrote: “Looking to break up with your partner but not sure how? Give them a 7p card from Asda!”

And another said: “Thanks for making me laugh so much. Think it should come with a warning on the packet – GUARANTEED TO GET YOU A QUICKIE DIVORCE. read more…

Pictures of the day: 2 February 2012

A cunning pelican landed a free lunch after swooping in to intercept fish thrown for waiting seals and dolphins. A boat trip crew member hurled the fish overboard to attract sea animals but passengers were stunned when the Great White Pelican caught two in its large bill. Photographer Peter Quint captured the moment while on holiday in Walvis Bay, in Namibia, Africa. He said: “The pelican narrowly missed my head because this all happened two metres in front of the camera.”

Picture: Peter Quint/solent

64-year-old tub of lard is still edible

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Hans Feldmeier, 87, shows off his 64-year-old tin of Swift’s Bland Lard. Yum. Picture: AFP Source: AFP

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Authorities pronounced this 64-year-old tub of lard very much fit for consumption. read more…

Sheep cyclone: Ewe shall not baaaass

IT GOES for less than 30 seconds but a video featuring some crazy sheep has become the latest viral sensation.

Filmed on a camera phone in the Caucausus region of southern Russia, the video sees a flock of sheep forming a frenzied, cyclonic circle around a car, much to the amusement of onlookers.

No amount of beeping or edging forward on the car’s behalf moves them, and the sheep stick fast.

The clip clocked up over 300, 000 hits in under the time it would take for your gran to knit you a winter woolly, and sparked flocks of video responses.

And despite all our ideal attempts at witty puns, it was a YouTube user  who summed it up better than we ever could: "Ewe shall not baaaaass!"

Dumbest Mitt Romney Quotes

Dumb Mitt Romney QuotesMitt Romney is turning into quite the gaffe machine.

First there was his declaration that corporations are people, and then that he enjoys firing people. And now comes this gem:

”I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.” —Mitt Romney, following his Florida primary victory
(Read more of Mitt Romney’s most idiotic quotes.)

Needless to say, Romney is being widely mocked over the remark, which even has conservatives doing a big facepalm. read more…