Archive for the year 2005
No cheating
Posted on 14. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
We’re wondering whether insurance would offer cover for this unfortunate accident? Lipstick can be a devil of a thing to get off a windscreen.
More pics after the jump. [Thanx Niel]
Jesus Juice Merlot gets Platter one star
Posted on 10. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
Said to be well wooded with a hit of blackberry and a long finish, CBS Evening News producer Bruce Rheins has given patent officials in the States this controversial logo and brand name for his new wine.
It features a near-naked man wearing a sequinned glove, loafers and a
black fedora that covers his face – a clear reference to Jackson.
As your would expect, church groups and children’s rights agencies across the US are demanding Rhein’s be crucified.
Maybe Rheins should immigrate to South Africa, buy the rights to Virginia brand – The wine for men who enjoy doing men – and change the label to an image of Jacob Zuma and call it Judas Iscariot. [Agenda]
Joburg bee gang kills
Posted on 09. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
In case you missed this rather amazing story which has been floating around South African news sites, allow us to highlight it for you again.
On Monday afternoon, an elderly couple were driving along in a posh part of Joburg, had a car accident, crashed into an old electrical substation…which just so happened to be the home of a 10 year old, 3m long, 2m wide and at least 30cm thick beehive.
The bees were obviously rather pissed off that the old guy had recklessly destroyed their Senderwood wax mansion, so
100 000 of them attacked and killed the old lady.
Experts say that about 100 bee stings would be enough to kill someone.
A horrific and sad story for sure, but here’s what caught our attention:
"One of the neighbours eventually lent a paramedic his bee-keeping
gear. He dragged the people out of the swarm and tried to treat them.
It looked as if the people were wearing jerseys, the bees covered them
so thickly,” said Netcare spokesperson Paul Nel.
Are we missing a news feed here or what?
What on earth was this guy doing with a perfectly good bee suit just lying around which he had to eventually remember and offer to the paramedic?
Surely Mr Bee keeper should be charged for keeping a doomsday weapon hidden in the local power box.
Nervous? Here’s everything you’ll ever need to know about the bee.
Cherryflava launches a new blog
Posted on 08. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
Right now…we’re more excited than Robert Mugabe enjoying a fine dinner at Buckingham palace.
The big news is that we, the newly formed Cherryflava media company, are officially launching a brand new South African blog called Lusharazzi.com
Lusharazzi is South Africa’s first style and trends blog,
which is all about our new editors bitch-slapping their way through crowded bars and
dirty streets to find the hottest, hippest and funkiest fashion,
shopping, wining and dining, arts and culture, travel, gadgets and
more….finds in Cape Town and very soon Joburg.
It’s edited by three new South African girl bloggers; Isabel, Lientjie and Kate (who are all card carrying members of Cape Town’s trendsetting elite), and was brilliantly designed by Martin ‘design wizard’ Hattingh, a huge thanks for the blood, sweat and beers.
But enough talk….go check it out.
Coke turns to Cherryflava
Posted on 04. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
It’s official….Coke has identified Cherryflava as the way forward and are changing their tactics accordingly. [via]
Vanilla Coke, Vanilla Diet Coke and Diet Coke With Lemon
are to be replaced by Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke and Black Cherry
Vanilla Coke in the US.
"We are exploring ways to bring them back at another
time, but right now Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke and Black Cherry
Vanilla Coke are what consumers are telling us they want."
In other news….I can like to….check out this collection of geek tools that can help you do just about anything on the net. Go you good thing.
Something for marketing geeks….how to spend your ad budget the new way. [via]
Cherryflava ‘write-off’: Results
Posted on 04. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
So why so hush hush about the outcome of the Cherryflava ‘write-off‘?
Well the big news is that two of the contestants, Isabel and Lientjie as well as a secret wildcard writer, cracked the nod to jump on board with the Cherryflava crew.
We’ll introduce the luscious new team to you next week…when all will be revealed.
Toilet humour
Posted on 03. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
A posh hotel in New Zealand have decided that it makes good business sense to make fun of their male guest.
The new $45 million Sofitel in Queenstown have posted huge photographs of woman mocking the anatomical features of men using the urinal. Some people have laid complaints, but clearly the right thing to do in this case is to just keep it quiet.
Word is that for their next campaign to irritate guests, the hotel is planning to put up huge posters of the Springboks winning the 2007 rugby world cup. [via]
Bike on a bus to work
Posted on 02. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
Here’s a good way to solve Cape Town’s traffic problems…put a Virgin Active on a bus and offer a workout to passangers while you drive them to work.
That’s what they’ve done in Brazil with the Busbike.
‘Passengers’ pay a monthly fee of BRL 145 (USD 64 / EUR 54 / GBP 36) for two
classes a week, and BRL 190 (USD 84 / EUR 70 / GBP 47) for three classes a week.
On board are an instructor, overseeing 16 bikes, as well as a dressing room, a
fridge, and a sound system. The bus is connected to a GPS system to avoid
getting caught in traffic jams. [Via Springwise]
In other important news…some computer science nut has named his kid Google. [Thanks Isabel] It’s all good now, but in years to come when Google is seen as the evil empire…it’s as good as naming the child Darth Vader.
Morning smoothie
Posted on 01. Nov, 2005 by Cassandra.
It’s November, summer’s almost here. To celebrate we’ve decided to share our world famous Cherryflava morning smoothie recipe with you so that you too can anger the one-eyed polka.
Throw the following into your blender:
1x cup of plain yoghurt
A couple of cherries (pick your own from the Klondyke farm out in Ceres Tel. (023) 3121521 Fax. (023) 3122877)
A few raspberries, blackberries and strawberries (all from Woolworths)
Half a cup of muesli
4 blocks of ice
A splash of fresh orange juice
Dash of honey
Fire up the motor and let it go until the ice blocks have vapourised. Pour into a crystal glass and garnish with a cherry and a view of the beach.
Dr Seal removes woman’s nose
Posted on 31. Oct, 2005 by Cassandra.
If this woman’s injuries had been fatal, she’d be up for a Darwin award.
Elsie Van Tonder was bitten in the face … on
Saturday when she and a few other people tried to roll a young seal
onto a blanket to get it back into the sea.
Now we know what you’re thinking. Elsie is a trained professional animal handler involved an unfortunate seal saving accident? The story unfolds….
"The seal was lying among the rocks and hissed when my mother stroked
its face and head," Louise Eliis, 25, Van Tonder’s daughter, said from
their flat in George on Sunday.
"We thought the seal was dying and my mother suggested that we
should roll her onto my one-year-old baby, Elouise’s blanket and try to
get her back into the water.
"She rolled the seal over, but the seal rolled back onto her
back immediately. When she tried to roll the seal over again, she was
bitten in the face and on the thigh."
Thank goodness for her sane daughter who is now planning to sue.
"We believe that it was negligent of the SPCA and CapeNature to not put
up boards warning that seals could be dangerous," Ellis said. "Who is
going to pay for her pain suffering and plastic surgery?"
Oh ja…and why don’t the police put up massive billboards all over the show warning the unknowing public that; walking the streets of downtown Joburg, at midnight, with an exposed gold Rolex chronograph, a Powerbook and a small black suitcase of unmarked, non-sequential $100 bills, could be a danger to your health.
If they don’t get any money out of the poor treehuggers, they can atleast sell their stupidity to the Huisgenoot for a tidy purse.
