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October 23, 2009 | Fun | Nick Boldison | 1 Comment »

Funny cos it’s true! You need sound. If you like it there’s a load more on Youtube. A bit of Friday fun :)

Tango, the orange flavoured fizzy drink from Britvic PLC, recently launched a new advertising campaign which we featured. The campaign stirred a mixed reaction amongst our readers with some being offended by the dumbing-down tone and offensive language. Others however found them highly amusing and asked where they could get one from.

PopArt UKPopart UK are giving away a limited run of 4 different Tango posters.

Tango posters

  1. Too Much Tango Will Make You Bite Stuff
  2. Too Much Tango Made Me Think I Was a Ninja
  3. Too Much Tango Causes Hair Loss and Casual Sexism
  4. Too Much Tango Causes You to Spy on your Mum and Dad

Get a free limited edition Tango poster

Get a free limited edition Tango poster when you buy any poster or print. Offer limited to one poster per customer, while stocks last. Click here to get your free Tango poster

Google Earth spots 6 familiar faces

September 27, 2009 | Fun | Gary Hartley | 1 Comment »

Google Earth has been used once again to uncover some pretty cool images, this time it’s familiar faces. Amongst these natural and man made familiarities include an iPod girl, the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Oprah Winfey, Jesus Christ on sand dunes in Peru, a Haloween Pumpkin and the Short Circuit robot.

Google Earth spots 6 familiar faces

Google Earth Ipod Girl

A native Canadian with a headdress? Or do these hills in Alberta look more the iPod girl with earphones?

Google Earth Abraham Lincoln

A bearded man in a Polish field? But could it be the 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln without his hat?

Google Earth Short Circuit

Five alive? Nope, not this time. But the grounds of Versailles do look remarkably like the Short Circuit robot

Google Earth Oprah Winfrey

Her face is often on American TV screens, but could Oprah Winfey also feature on a maze in Arizona?

Google Earth Jesus

Could this be Jesus Christ?

Google Earth Pumpkin

Spookey! Is it a coincidence or has this Massachusetts field been ploughed into a Halloween pumpkin?

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Google Earth

Which one do you like the best? Personally the man made Short Circuit picture is the best. The Abraham Lincoln comparison is a little dubious to us.

A look back at the humble beginnings of some of the internets biggest websites. This post was originally posted by the Telegraph and we feel it fits as a sturn reminder to all those companies and individuals who wait and wait and wait in launching their website while messing over the little details. We say – ‘Just launch it!’, as as we can see from the following screenshots you have to start somewhere.

1. Google.com – launched in 1996

Google first look

2. Facebook.com – launched in 2004

Facebook first look

3. Myspace.com – launched in 2003

Myspace first look

4. Yahoo.com – launched in 1994

Yahoo first look

5. Youtube.com – launched in 2005

Youtube first look

6. Wikipedia.org – launched in 2001

Wikipedia first look

7. MSN.com – launched in 1995

MSN first look

8. Apple.com – launched in 1987 (screenshot from 1996)

Apple first look

9. Drudgereport.com – launched in 1997

Drudgereport first look

10. Amazon.com – launched in 1995

Amazon first look

11. Twitter.com – launched in 2006

Twitter first look

12. Whitehouse.gov – launched in 1994

Whitehouse first look

13. Craigslist.org – launched in 1995

Craigslist first look

14. Nytimes.com – launched in 1995

Nytimes first look

15. News.bbc.co.uk – launched in 1997

bbcnews first look

16. Dell.com – launched in 1996

Dell first look

17. Friendsreunited.com – launched in 2000

Friendsreunited first look

18. Telegraph.co.uk – launched in 1994

Telegraph first look

19. Blogger.com – launched in 1999

Blogger first look

20. Flickr.com – launched in 2004

Flickr first look

Had a website in development for over a year?

Direct your client to this page, prove to them it doesn’t have to be perfect from day one! Web design is NEVER perfect!

Guns don't kill people rappers do

Goldie Lookin’ Chain, the legends behind the legendary “Guns don’t kill people rappers do” have created possibly the best/besteva/bestestever Trumps card game set.

Simply click on any thumbnail to see a full size, uncropped enlargement.

Even better, why not download the set and play Trumps with your nan, wickaaaard!

Best Trumps set eva innit!

Tango, the orange flavoured fizzy drink from Britvic PLC, has launched a new advertising campaign that really caught my eye.

While passing a bus stop the poster on the side read “Too much Tango made me think I was a Ninja but I’m not. I’m just Gary.”. I laughed, cos I’m immature you see. British humor never fails to capture it’s audience through advertising. The trick, or so I’ve heard, is to make a statement, ask a question and most importantly communicate that through to your target audience.

Tango

Maybe the statement is true, all those E-numbers can make a child go doo-lally!

Too much Tango will make your hair turn ginger. Yes those ones too.

Too much Tango will make your hair turn ginger. Yes those ones too.

Too much Tango makes your guffs smell like oranges

Too much Tango makes your guffs smell like oranges

Too much Tango causes facial mince, gorilla jugs and cabbaging of the knee

Too much Tango causes facial mince, gorilla jugs and cabbaging of the knee

Too much Tango causes hair loss and casual sexism

Too much Tango causes hair loss and casual sexism

Too much Tango made me shave my nan. Innit.

Too much Tango made me shave my nan. Innit.

Too much Tango made me suck a bull’s udder

Too much Tango made me suck a bull's udder

Too much Tango made a friend of mine not be able to get a lob-on

Too much Tango made a friend of mine not be able to get a lob-on

Too much Tango will make you bite stuff like horses and that

Too much Tango will make you bite stuff like horses and that

100 Abandoned Houses

May 20, 2009 | Fun | Gary Hartley | No Comments »

Ten, of a series of 100, abandoned houses in Detroit, Michigan. Once a city of almost 2 million people, Detroit has since lost over half its population over the last 60 years. http://www.100abandonedhouses.com.

100 abandoned houses

Abandoned house 1 in Detriot

Abandoned house 2 in Detriot

Abandoned house 3 in Detriot

Abandoned house 4 in Detriot

Abandoned house 5 in Detriot

Abandoned house 6 in Detriot

Abandoned house 7 in Detriot

Abandoned house 8 in Detriot

Abandoned house 9 in Detriot

Abandoned house 10 in Detriot

Ever had a Dicken’s Cider?

May 16, 2009 | Fun | Gary Hartley | No Comments »

This has the DNA of the Doctor Pepper adverts, with that underlying, uncomfortable humor that had me rolling around on the floor at work for 10 minutes straight. If you’re easily offended, turn away, if not you may also like this Durex Viral video…. roll tape!

Automated Swine Flu Symptoms Checker

April 30, 2009 | Fun | Stephen O'Neill | 2 Comments »

I for one have been really worried by the prospect of getting swine flu. Thankfully some scientist boffin types somewhere have come up with a tool that tells you quickly and easily whether you have contracted it or not.

Do I have swine flu?

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