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Inception Cat

Niel — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:21:07 +0000

It’s a FRIDAY!

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Die Antwoord trolls whole crowd

Niel — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:10:13 +0000

Who would’ve thought you’d ever see a guy in a Pikachu suit with Aphex Twin shouting, “Fok julle naaierrssss”?

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BROFL

Niel — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:23:41 +0000

I thought I’d make you guys a nice funny picture for this lovely Friday.

The Best of the Nineties in sadnes

Niel — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:58:53 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this release ever since I heard the sweet sounds of 90′s grunge and chiptunes combined. Who knew this would work so good? Some of the most exciting music I’ve heard in a while. Go download now! It’s free!

sadnes is my new hero. Rock on brother.

And here I thought I was lazy

Niel — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:40:44 +0000

Matthew Partridge wins the award for being laziest genius loser ever. Matthew, 27 is trekking the length of Britain, and no, not via foot, or hiking, or bus, or car but… get this: On Google Streetview.

It is kinda paradoxical. He doesn’t want to spend the time to travel, but he still wastes so much time with a “grueling” schedule. Guess he isn’t that lazy? Right?

He forgot to add “12pm: Quick drink with friends at local pub” and “2pm: Wake up, forget to lock the front door”. One day humanity will have to excuse himself for Matthew. The reason he is doing this? And EVEN took time off work: “I can’t be bothered with all the training, planning and hardships of actually doing the walk. That’s why I’ve come up with this alternative.”

Next time I’m deciding to trek a vast distance I’ll pop Matt an email for the tips and “alternatives”. Maybe I’ll just go into space to see the whole Great Wall, ’cause that’s way less effort than actually walking it.

(via TheSun – Yeah, lol no wonder right?)

Muse -The Resistance Album Review

Catchphrase Quirps!

Niel — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:07:20 +0000

Recently, I’ve been wondering about catchphrases. Those random quirps (yeah, I just made that up. It’s a mix between quirk and quip) that people spew to indicate some sort awesomery that occured.

COOL & HOT

These two are probably the coolest to use, and probably the most neutral. “That was movie was so cool”. Paris Hilton has also been the forerunner of “HAWT”, the close relative to “HOT”. See you gotta make your quirps your own to ensure longevity.

KIFF & Spiff

Two local quirps that have recently reentered my vocab. Everything these days are either spiff or kiff. For the non-South African peeps, spiff actually originated from “spiffing”. So ain’t that grand.

Viral Quirps

Maybe you’ve noticed, but when some of your friends start using interesting quirps that are super catchy (hence the name catchphrase), you start to mimic them. This is interesting. I once used the word “awesomesauce” and I swear I started it. Then one day some kid from some country town puts it on his Facebook. Quirps travel.

Another interesting quirp I usually used is the construcion “Wicked McNicked” or “Spiff McDiff” or something [word] + Mc[slight variation of word one]. Needles to say, it also caught on among my friends.

Late 80′s, Early 90′s

This was a productive time for quirps. Just listen to these: Gnarly, Radical, Awesome, Right On, Cowabunga, Tubular, Eycarumba.

Recent Trends

For the past month I’ve been quoting stuff from the web a lot. Which in some circles make me the uncool one. I’ve been saying a lot of “Fail” and “Win”. Like when something spiff happens, I say “that was a win” or “this is such a win-win situation”.

What is your quirp? Your weirdest one perhaps?

SA Blog Awards – Time to Cash in the Proverbial Web Booty

Niel — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:18:02 +0000

So hey guys, there are these awards. No not the MUBA’s. It is the SA Blog Awards. Now, you know since I’ve recently become a web celeb I feel that you guys bloody owe me something… or maybe… like yeah. Would be cool I guess.

I’ve been looking at the categories, but before you go vote for me, here’s a brief musing on them. Most Controversial Blog?

Twindie.net might not be controversial, but you know what would be ironic? Is if you guys voted for me for Most Controversial Blog and I end up winning it – because I controversially won the most controversial blog. It’s like an epic Back to the Future paradox.

Best Green Blog?

That’s easy c’mon!

And look I can win in many of the categories:

Best Controversial Blog – I look like Barack Obama, Frodo and Kevin James

Best Sports Blog – Octopus Prediction World Cup Final

Best Politics Blog – Hatin’ Hate Speech

Best Personal Blog – Message to my Future Self

Best Food Blog – Korean Nuke’em Cuisine

Best Entertainment Blog – Justin Bieber doing a Segway Getaway Fail

Best Science and Technology Blog – The Antikythera Mechanism and other OOPA

Best Music Blog – Don’t Touch me on my Studio REMIX

Best Business Blog – Solutions for BP

Best Travel Blog – Learn Na’vi for your visit to Pandora

Best Parenting Blog – Tips for your Kids who go Clubbing

But alas. I doubt many will feel the same way. I guess I’m just really sad that there isn’t a “Best Irony/Post-Modern Blog” category. Oh well, for now, please vote for me in the Best New Blog and best BLOG ever! Just click on the tiny ticket stub below, or you can do it manually if want to nominate for other categories. Remember you need to verify that you voted with the email thing on the right.

Mesmerizing Music

Niel — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:19:14 +0000

Sonar from Renaud Hallée on Vimeo.

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Justin Bieber Proves That Segways Suck as Getaway Vehicles

Niel — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:17:54 +0000

Also, girls, I think you all missed the “that’s just a dude” memo. Oh wait… I get it now. Nevermind, they did get the memo.

A Reflection on the Past: High School

Post-Zef in Hong Kong

Niel — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:16:18 +0000

So two of my friends, they’re brothers, are currently in Hong Kong on a summer school. Lucky bastards, but besides that, they joke about a lot of things. Legends. This is their video they made one day while trekking around on an island in Hong Kong. Being ironically zef is the new thing. Post-Zef. Checkit. Is ja.

P.S. – They swept the competition at a beer festival the only way Africans can. Hardcore like that.